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By Michael Mascarenhas, author of Toxic Water, Toxic System: Environmental Racism and Michigan's Water WarMy new book, Toxic Water, Toxic System is not just the story of how the state failed Black communities in Michigan—poisoning an entire city and shutting off water to thousands of people. It’

By Tim Palmer, author of Seek Higher Ground: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding CrisisAs the water rose during the most damaging flood in American history up to that time, I happened to be living at ground-zero of the storm. My house was narrowly spared, but neighbors suffered deepl

By Bhawani Venkataraman, author of The Paradox of Water: The Science and Policy of Safe Drinking WaterEducational literature clearly shows how important it is for students to apply what they are learning in the classroom to “real world” issues. Yet the challenge for many of us instructors in the

Mexican Studies/ Estudios Mexicanos’s current issue includes the article “Valle Imperial/valle de Mexicali, 1910–28: su impacto en la cuenca del río Colorado y la disputa por los usos sociales” by Marco Antonio Samaniego López, which examines the controversial negotiations between Mexico and the Uni

MAR projects very often embody a multi-benefit approach, in which single projects or schemes result in outcomes across a range of interests, from agriculture supply to urban water reliability to water quality to environmental improvements

August is National Water Quality Month to highlight the importance of accessing clean water and the importance of water sources in ecosystems. Below are a few UC Press titles that delve into water issues in the American West and internationally.The West without WaterWhat Past Floods, Drought