Disaster Management
Water from a rock: Puerto Ricans cope with hurricane aftermath
The white pipes carved into the foot of the rain-soaked mountain stick out like needles, and from them flows water.
Disaster Management
Water crisis in Flint, Michigan: an American scandal
Lead contamination of the drinking water in the US Rust Belt city of Flint, Michigan began 10 years ago.
Water World
Water-starved Saudi confronts desalination’s heavy toll
Solar panels soak up blinding noontime rays that help power a water desalination facility in eastern Saudi Arabia, a step towards making the notoriously emissions-heavy process less environmentally taxing.
Legacy Reports
Watchdog Calls For severe Punishment For Pollution Cases In China
China's top environmental watchdog has called for "severe punishment" of officials responsible for two recent high-profile pollution cases, state media said Friday.
Froth And Bubble
Wastewater plants blamed for Mexico mass fish death
The death of 3.2 million fish at a lagoon in western Mexico this past week was caused by poorly functioning wastewater treatment plants that failed to filter out untreated material, authorities said.
Water World
Waste-besieged Easter Island slowly learns to recycle
Every Friday, a cargo plane loaded with three tonnes of waste cardboard takes off from wind-swept Easter Island, bound for the Chilean mainland thousands of miles away across the Pacific.
Flora And Fauna
Washington’s new panda cub is a girl, zoo says
The giant panda cub born 13 days ago at the National Zoo in Washington is female and she has a live-in dad, the zoo said Thursday.
Farm News
Wasp ‘SWAT team’ to the rescue of Indonesian cassava crop
An "eco-friendly SWAT team" of 2,000 tiny wasps was released in Indonesia Wednesday to battle bugs threatening to devour cassava crops, a major staple and source of income for millions.
Nukewars
Washington ‘unreliable’ following Iran nuclear deal threats: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif branded Washington "unreliable" Sunday in response to threats over the future of a nuclear deal with Iran.
Tech Space
Washington’s experts recruit ‘Call of Duty’ creator
A Washington think tank is recruiting the mastermind behind the best-selling "Call of Duty" video games to help policy wonks imagine future wars America may have to fight.
Superpowers
Washington says goodbye to pandas amid bitter US-China backdrop
No matter the distance or the weather, Jane Christensen was determined to see the giant pandas before they left Washington.
Disaster Management
Washington gunman ‘hunted’ victims: FBI
The gunman who slaughtered 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard stalked his victims like a "hunter," officials said Thursday in the chilling first portrait of how the carnage unfolded.
Oil And Gas
Washington dismisses Moscow’s finger of blame for gas leaks
Moscow questioned Wednesday whether Washington caused mystery undersea gas pipeline leaks in Europe, that have been blamed on sabotage, which US officials bluntly called ridiculous as Russia opened a "terrorism" probe.
Internet Space
Washington Post ad tech platform aims at Google-Facebook duopoly
The Washington Post on Tuesday unveiled a new ad tech platform touted as a way to help newspapers counter the loss in online revenue to major platforms Google and Facebook.
Cyber War
Washington Post takes heat for Snowden prosecution call
A Washington Post editorial arguing for the prosecution of intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has sparked an outcry in the media community -- including from some of the newspaper's own journalists.
Legacy Reports
Washington Expects Russia To Honor Its Obligations To Space Station
Responding to reports that Russia would not be able to pay up its share of the International Space Station, Washington said Thursday it expects Moscow to "meet their commitments," an official said.