Commentary: The Resource We Take for Granted Until It's Gone

Commentary: The resource we take for granted until it's gone

Water has historically been inexpensive and readily available for Americans, so we have conditioned ourselves to think of it as limitless.

Jennifer Simmonson: Water: the resource we take for granted (Opinion)

The recent cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems should serve as a wake-up call. While much of the public attention focused on whether hackers could disrupt drinking water supplies, the larger lesson received far less attention. Water has quietly become one…

Water: The life-giving elixir we take for granted

From the chemistry of hydrogen and oxygen to rivers, rain and oceans, water sustains every form of life — yet we continue to pollute, dam and destroy the very systems that keep us alive.