water supply

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Still, California is enduring its second-worst snow drought in 50 years, which experts say is a sign of how rising temperatures from climate change are worsening the West’s long-term water supply problems.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Retrofitting the warehouse for immigration detention would create construction sediment that would run into nearby waterways, Maryland’s lawsuit argued, and housing hundreds of people there would strain the water supply and create sewage overflows.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

In 1945, Grand Rapids, Mich., played host to a pilot project that added sodium fluoride to the town’s water supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

DHS did not directly respond to a list of questions from the BBC inquiring about how it would address the water supply.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Again the sewage threatened the city’s water supply.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson