It's what you've been waiting for. Peter Dykstra lists his picks for America’s nine greatest environmental heroes.

The Swirl Faucet also saves water, so long as you aren't completely beguiled by its beauty.

Renewable energy doesn't just slow climate change, it saves water too — lots of it.

Even if you take the energy and water it takes to build a dishwasher into account, it still beats washing by hand.

Despite the 'D' word, a new survey finds that Americans are still smitten with lush residential landscapes.

Yes, says a new campaign that champions backyard pools as a drought-friendlier landscaping alternative.

In exclusive and exceptionally irrigated Rancho Santa Fe, residents now face water rationing.

These gardens epitomize a balance between beauty and conservation, promoting smart water practices and boosting honeybee populations in the area.

More than half of the world's largest aquifers are being depleted, according to satellite system data.

These recipes help you conserve water (and cleanup is a breeze.)

The bottled water people have run them out of town, but it's a historic public service.

Shock Top saves cheeky/ingenious conservation startup Drop-A-Brick from sinking.

Sure, it's backed by Apple's Tim Cook. But would you spend $300 on a shower apparatus?

A new concept takes the discussion out of the courtroom, where the battle has been fought for 20 years.

Humans have spent countless centuries perfecting the science (and art!) of collecting, storing and transporting water. Here's how ancient India did it.

Bel Air: Champagne wishes and $90,000 water bill dreams.

'Where the River Runs' is a pop-up meadow with a deep environmental message.

Getting past the ick factor isn't the only obstacle for a beer made from treated wastewater to be sold on the market.

It might seem counterintuitive, but Anheuser-Busch and The Nature Conservancy are working together to protect a Colorado watershed by cutting down trees.

A threatened species is on the brink of disappearing as pot farms on public land dish out poisoned baits for wildlife.

The well was uncovered in the basement of an old London building that was also used as a 'Harry Potter' set.

A carnivorous plant, desert beetle and cactus are behind a revolutionary new material that can collect water out of thin air.

The United Nation's World Water Day is a perfect time to remember how precious little fresh water we have, and how to keep it safe.

When you set up a rain barrel system at your house, you can save water and save money on your utilities.

State legislators in Colorado are working to make it legal for residents to harvest rainwater for irrigation.

Thailand's wet and wild Songkran festival comes during the country's worst drought in decades.

From their vanilla-scented secretions to their amazing ability to alter an ecosystem, here's what you need to know about beavers.

The now-permanent rules are just common sense, really.

In the face of warming temperatures and the increased demand placed on supply by human needs, some of the world's largest lakes, rivers and seas are dwindling a

Grey water — water from kitchen or bathroom sinks, bathtubs, or washing machines — can safely be captured and rerouted to the garden. Here's how.

Santa Monica's iconic amusement pier is the site of this year's Land Art Generator Initiative. The Pipe is an offshore desalination concept that's making waves.

Modern-day dowsers are helping drought-stricken California wineries and farms find water for their crops.

Thanks to massive water-diversion and salt-evaporation projects, satellite images show how the Dead Sea is gradually living up to its name.

Freshwater supplies are dwindling as populations grow, but these companies are helping us use water more wisely.

These dams, like the Hoover, the Diablo, the Shasta and the Grand Coulee, have helped to shape America.

This huge wetland ecosystem is running out of freshwater, and conservation efforts may not be moving fast enough.

Matthew Mazzotta's installation marries rainwater harvesting with the deeply pacifying sound of raindrops bouncing off a tin roof.

The Ooho 'water bottle' is a gelatinous blob that allows you to have your bottled water (minus the plastic) and eat it too.

With only the sun for energy, it can collect 3 liters of water a day.

A company in the United Arab Emirates is already putting an iceberg-towing plan into action.

With Italy facing severe drought conditions, the Vatican has turned off its iconic fountains for the first time in living memory to help save water.

Right now, we basically build cities in a way that worsens flooding events, but nature has solutions.

In Arkansas, attention to thousands of miles of unpaved roads has helped clean up streams, ease the threat to endangered species and benefited everyone.

Pink lakes are often salty and always cool, and they can be found in many spots around the world.

Rutherford Seydel's Oxygen Project creates a sustainable Earth while creating financial sustainability for all. All it will take is a massive group action.

Four severe droughts in 20 years have left many residents of the Horn of Africa on the edge of survival.

It all depends on the upcoming rainy season and residents maintaining water conservation restrictions.

Spongy water harvester prototype that uses only sunlight was tested successfully in the Arizona desert.

The Santa Cruz River, nearly dry for almost a century, may soon flow once more through downtown Tucson.

'If you see me, weep,' reads one of these so-called 'hunger stones.'