An Inner Harbor seawater desalination plant may be ostensibly dead — at least for the time being. As 1 a.m. approached on Sept. 3, the Corpus Christi City Council voted 6-3 to end a contract with ...

For millennia, humans have sought to make seawater drinkable. Ancient mariners tried distillation by boiling the oceans in which they sailed, and in more recent times, engineers have experimented with ...

Using zero liquid discharge to increase water recovery from desalination is an emerging method to combat water scarcity, but has its own drawbacks. Climate change is making water scarcer. A promising ...

Drought and climate change are impacting water supplies around the world. But desalination — pulling fresh, drinkable water from saltwater— can offer some relief. Desalination technology has existed ...

Makayla Richardson is your community news reporter covering southern San Luis Obispo County, including Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Arroyo Grande, and Nipomo. San Luis Obispo County ...

The city of Corpus Christi spent $50,000 on a local desalination campaign, $30,000 on a statewide campaign with the Texas Tribune and $43,000 on a campaign on overall water security. Council members ...

A team of UC Riverside researchers has uncovered a potential breakthrough in solar desalination that could reduce the need for energy-intensive saltwater treatment. Led by Luat Vuong, an associate ...

Drinking from the sea is essential to securing water supply but often has negative environmental impacts. Scientists say they can be minimized with careful planning and process.For millennia, humans ...