Water: The high price of cheap
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Calculate how much water you use
Feb 13, 2015
The average family of five uses 500 gallons of water a day. How much do you use?
The market doesn't charge for Florida's climate risk
Feb 13, 2015
Not yet, anyway. It's not built to recognize risks more than a few years away.
Brazil is facing its worst drought in a century
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 12, 2015
Schoolkids are told not to brush their teeth, and rationing may be on the horizon.
Rising seas threaten South Florida's drinking water
Feb 10, 2015
Even with 60 inches of rain a year, Miami may not have enough to drink.
Miami condo-buyers aren't homeowners. They're traders.
Feb 10, 2015
Why fears of rising seas and big storms don't cool the market.
Counting gallons: How much water do you use?
by
Scott Tong
Feb 5, 2015
A Marketplace reporter tracks the water his family uses in a day – and its cost.
Protecting the waters of Lake Michigan
Feb 4, 2015
More on the "legal water fence" that surrounds the Great Lakes basin.
For public good, not for profit.
Waukesha fights for a share of Lake Michigan's water
Feb 4, 2015
So close yet so far away: A town short on water tries to tap the lake 15 miles away.
Waukesha: A spa town that took its water for granted
Feb 3, 2015
Cities hit water problems even in wet regions, and finding a new source of water is difficult.
MARKETPLACE #WATERLOG PICTURE CONTEST
Jan 30, 2015
In honor of our series on water, win a water bottle.