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People Are Awesome: Office Supply Salesman's 40-Hour Tahoe Swim

Jamie Patrick's Labor Day weekend plans: Test the limits of human capability by swimming the entire circumference of Lake Tahoe.

Interactive Infographic: How Does Lack of Water Affect Women and Children?

In the developing world, the daily task of finding clean water disproportionally affects the community's most vulnerable: women and children.

Interactive Infographic: Picturing A Lifetime of Clean Water Access

Nearly 1 billion people lack basic access to clean water, which has a devastating impact on their lives. What would it be like if everyone had water?

Infographic: 10 Ways to Stop Wasting Water

A family of four can survive on 3 gallons of water a day. An average American household uses 400 gallons a day. Help reduce your water footprint now.

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Superb Idea: The Rainwater Pillow

Here's an interesting contraption for rainwater collection:The Rainwater Pillow system.

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A "Revolutionary" Bacteria-powered Water Filter

Scientists at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, have created "revolutionary" compact water-treatment units.

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Do We Need Mandatory Rainwater Capture?

It looks like Los Angeles may soon require that people capture rainwater and do something responsible with it, rather than letting it go to waste.

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LOOK: Bringing Wells to Rural Ghana

Well Done is working to deliver clean water to villages in Ghana and they're succeeding, one well at a time.

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Seawater: Our Only Hope for a Drink

Desalination of seawater has become a necessity, but it has to be done right.

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Transparency: Drinking Water

It's the source of life but it's also the cause of a lot of unnecessary death. In places that lack sanitation, water-related diseases can be devastating.

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Superb Idea: A Toilet that Uses Runoff Water from Your Sink

The AQUS System is a simple way to capture the water from your sink's drain, do some basic filtering, and then run it into your toilet.