Category: video+water

Protecting Texas’ vulnerable groundwater supplies raises a challenging dilemma: How can you motivate people to stand up for an underground resource they cannot see? A short video created by Environmental Defense Fund addresses this challenge using computer animation to show groundwater in action.

A PBS documentary exploring the playa lake’s vital role as a recharge feature of the rapidly depleting Ogallala aquifer. It considers the ephemeral nature of playas, the critical habitat they provide for wildlife and ecosystem services.

The Rio Grande, a river with a history as deep as the canyons it has cut. Texas is proud of the Rio Grande River and its story is one to be shared.

For much of the 20th century, the United States built thousands of large dams and other water projects to meet the nation’s growing need for water, food, flood risk reduction, hydropower and navigation. Since their construction, however, very few public dam operations have been reviewed and updated to meet current needs.