Water Conservation

Adapting to fire: How cities can enhance resilience with distributed energy

March 10, 2020

By Madeline Tyson and Rushad Nanavatty

Solar-plus-storage and microgrids are among the powerful tools to help cities withstand nature disasters.

Ecolab's Emilio Tenua on the nexus of water, circularity and sustainability

Ecolab's Emilio Tenuta on the nexus of water, circularity and sustainability

February 26, 2020

WithSarah Golden, Heather Clancy and Emilio Tenuta

Emilio Tenuta, chief sustainability officer at Ecolab, says that water is often treated in a linear way and as a liability, rather than as the renewable resource that it is. Tenuta notes that we have to go beyond conservation to stave off the water shortage that is anticipated in 2030.

Reflections on Davos: Who solves ‘wicked problems’?

January 30, 2020

By Will Sarni

You know the answer.

Lessons from Phoenix on water management and equity

October 30, 2019

By Kathryn Sorensen

Conservation is the foundation upon which all of our sustainable water management strategies are based.

Climate change could mean less farming in the West

September 20, 2019

By Twilight Greenaway

Colorado and California are rethinking water management for a hotter, drier future, while balancing urban water needs with the benefits agriculture brings to rural communities.

Coca-Cola experiments with BYOB (aka bring your own bottle)

August 19, 2019

By Lauren Phipps

Alongside innovations in recycled content and renewable plastic, the company's Dasani brand is expanding pilots of its water dispenser line, PureFill.

Western states buy time with a 7-year Colorado River drought plan, but face a hotter, drier future

July 17, 2019

By Brad Udall and Douglas Kenney

Dry years like 2018 are the likely future — leaders must begin planning for them now.

Water scarcity is a global problem — businesses can make a difference with local solutions

June 17, 2019

By Emilio Tenuta

Sponsored: Business has a big role in ensuring clean, affordable water for all. Here’s how to save water and money — and help stop the global water crunch.