Some four miles off the Southern California coast, a company is betting it can solve one of desalination’s biggest problems ...

The Carlsbad desalination plant's intake lagoon is seen Dec. 2 on the right and the discharge canal on the left. A ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Can metals that naturally occur in seawater be mined, and can they be mined ...

Desalination plants, a major and growing source of freshwater in dry regions, could produce less harmful waste using electricity and new membranes made at the University of Michigan. The membranes ...

Using zero liquid discharge to increase water recovery from desalination is an emerging method to combat water scarcity, but has its own drawbacks. Climate change is making water scarcer. A promising ...

The world faces a dire freshwater crisis. According to the UN, half of the global population currently faces severe ...

Plans for a desalination plant in Western Australia's Great Southern are delayed as the clock ticks to secure a critical ...

After an industrial building boom on Corpus Christi Bay, the city is drilling wells to meet water demand, and rural Nueces ...

As climate change makes rains more temperamental, and groundwater levels decline, the global water desalination industry is set for a boom period. Between 2025 and 2029, global desalination capacity ...

A team of researchers has just unveiled a desalination technology that could transform how we get fresh water. Their new system pairs a low-energy technique called electrodialysis with tough and ...

Climate change is making water scarcer. A promising method to combat this problem is desalination technology because it can tap seawater. Though desalination has potential, it also brings risks with ...