The water supply plant in the village of Keshopur, part of the larger community of Simri, Bihar, India, started operating in February 2025. It supplies filtered water from The Ganges to villages in the area. Credit: Arun Kumar

Julie Zahringer hears a common refrain at her environmental laboratory in Alamosa, Colorado: A customer has been drinking well water on family land where they’ve lived for years, but recently noticed it has changed. They want to know why. “All of a sudden it looks different, tastes different, there’s odor, there’s color,” said Zahringer. Zahringer’s […]

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A moat of snow and ice meltwater formed around Jackfish Lake during the spring thaw transition period in May 2022. The purple-red color of the water comes from the presence of a cyanobacteria called _Planktothrix_. Credit: Amanda Little