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The Geothermal Energy Association has released a new handbook on the socioeconomics of geothermal energy. The publication provides information about the costs, benefits and other effects of geothermal development on people and communities around the country.

U.S. Army Reservists and Navy Seabees team up to provide potable water in areas of Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti.

A new rule issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency targets utilities that provide water from underground sources.

Data gathered by a pair of NASA satellites orbiting Earth show that Greenland continued to lose ice mass at a significant rate through April 2006, and that the rate of loss is accelerating, according to a new University of Colorado at Boulder study.

ITT Flygt has been selected for the fourth time to provide the pumps that will power the Olympic whitewater kayaking course at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Imagine: 400 huge offshore wind turbines providing onshore customers with enough electricity to power several hundred thousand homes, and nobody standing onshore can see them. The trick? The wind turbines are floating on platforms a hundred miles out to sea, where the winds are strong and steady. Current research may make it a reality.

Oil and gas drilling activity in Pennsylvania is assuming a record-setting pace.

Here we recognize some industry friends who recently have passed away.

Students from Shanghai, China, were awarded the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize, sponsored globally by ITT Corp.

The 27th Annual International Irrigation Show takes place Nov. 5-7 in San Antonio, Texas.