Fracking produces millions of barrels of wastewater every day in Texas. Some companies want to use it to irrigate farms. 

Irrigating With Oil Waste

In the Pacific Northwest, a region of the country known for abundant rainfall, decades of droughts and resource battles are forcing farmers to learn about “dry farming.”

Farming With Less Water

Climate change is forcing some winemakers to move north. But others are moving into the arid Utah desert, using water conservation and specialized grapes to make it work.

Growing Grapes in the High Desert

Kansas growers already face the periodic loss of irrigation. With climate change that risk could spread across the Midwest — and become permanent.

The High Plains Aquifer Is Approaching a Point of No Return

But if we run out of water, we’re cooked.

Some Midwestern States Have Stayed Cooler Than the Rest of the Country. The Secret? Large-Scale Irrigation.

In a drought-stricken world, recycling our wastewater could help put food on your plate.

Embracing the Toilet-to-Farm Irrigation Model

Central Oregon’s irrigation canals, a vital lifeline to the region’s farmers, lose 30 to 50% of their water due to seepage and evaporation. Modernization is coming.

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