Water Archives – The Real News Network

An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center with closed-loop cooling system on October 20, 2025 in Vernon, California. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

Economy and Inequality

Data center giant secures $14 million deal to consume 40% of Pennsylvania town’s excess water

by Brad Reed February 17, 2026February 17, 2026

The data center will get access to 400,000 gallons of water per day—enough to serve over 2,300 homes.

Riot police are positioned on a tear gas-enshrouded street during a protest by an estimated 2,000 residents against a sharp hike in water prices February 2000 in Cochabamba, Bolivia's second largest city.

Stories of Resistance

The Cochabamba Water War: Bolivia’s rebellion against neoliberalism

by Michael Fox April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

In an aerial view, a railroad causeway divides the Great Salt Lake on Aug. 2, 2021, near Corinne, Utah.

Without drastic action, the Great Salt Lake could dry up in 5 years

by Maximillian Alvarez February 1, 2023March 14, 2024

This aerial view shows local residents crossing the Numan bridge while driving to a safer grounds on September 25, 2022, away from the rising waters in Numan Community of Adamawa State, North East Nigeria.

Climate emergency rages as more than 600 perish in Nigeria floods

by Jake Johnson October 18, 2022March 18, 2024

A group of preschool children with their teachers walking by Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park in downtown Chicago in July 2010.

Economy and Inequality

Media indifference to report on deadly Chicago water contamination an object lesson in how crime is socially constructed

by Adam Johnson September 30, 2022March 19, 2024

A volunteer grabs a gallon of water at a water and food distribution drive.

The Marc Steiner Show

Jackson’s long fight for environmental justice

by Marc Steiner September 22, 2022March 19, 2024

Aelicia Hodge helps hand out cases of bottled water at a Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition distribution site on August 31, 2022 in Jackson, Mississippi.

The Marc Steiner Show

Vangela Wade: Environmental racism from Jackson to Flint

by Marc Steiner September 19, 2022March 19, 2024

Kali Akuno, co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson.

The Marc Steiner Show

Kali Akuno: Jackson’s water crisis is a harbinger of things to come

by Marc Steiner September 15, 2022March 19, 2024

Police and environmental activists face off at the site of a pipeline pumping station

Line 3 water defenders win protective ruling against police blockades, harassment

by Brett Wilkins September 14, 2022March 19, 2024

A man carries a case of water given out by Operation Good at an apartment complex in Jackson, Mississippi on March 24, 2022.

The Marc Steiner Show

Kali Akuno: Racism, Jackson’s water crisis, and the need for mass movements

by Marc Steiner September 12, 2022March 19, 2024

Patsy Marie Nard, South Jackson resident.

Economy and Inequality

Jackson, MS community orgs step up during water crisis

by Jason Kerzinski September 9, 2022March 19, 2024