As winter approaches, preparing your backyard waterfall or outdoor water feature for cold temperatures needs to be a prioritized task. This is especially the case if you live in cold climates where ...

In 2005, Nestlé Group CEO Peter Brabeck was filmed saying, “The one opinion [is that] water is a public right. That as a human being you should have a right to water. That’s an extreme solution. And ...

There’s a quiet magic that settles over the world when winter arrives. It’s a season that takes the thunderous applause of a ...

Gardens are delightful places to spend time, but sometimes you just want to give them that extra touch. Maybe you enjoy having some cool water to dip your toes into or you enjoy the sound of a ...

This week's question is whether recirculating fountains and waterfalls are big water wasters. Short answer: Not really for small ones, and with larger ones, they can lose a lot just through ...

Coffee grounds, leftover soup and other “decaying liquid” bubbled out of water fountains at U.S. EPA headquarters in December. Coffee grounds, leftover soup and other "decaying liquid" bubbled out of ...

A drinking fountain in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. This fountain is one of at least 550 Chicago Park District fountains that could be targeted for permanent removal. Photo courtesy of WBEZ/Bashirah Mack ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. The observation that “Water is life,” attributed to UNICEF ...

Water fountains have been disappearing from public spaces, with one writer lamenting in 2015 that they’re “going the way of pay phones.” You can still sometimes find publicly accessible fountains in ...