Erica Gies

Independent reporter

Erica Gies is the author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an age of drought and deluge, a National Geographic Explorer, and an independent reporter who writes about water, climate change, plants and critters for Ensia, Scientific American, Nature, The Guardian, National Geographic and more.

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To minimize harm from floods and droughts, we need to understand what water wants
With floods and droughts increasing, communities take a new look at storing water underground
As floods increase, cities like Detroit are looking to green stormwater infrastructure
How the growing “One Water” movement is not only helping the environment but also saving millions of dollars
How new technologies are shrinking wastewater’s hefty carbon footprint
Landfills have a huge greenhouse gas problem. Here’s what we can do about it.
Our drinking water systems are a disaster. What can we do?
Cities are finally treating water as a resource, not a nuisance
Goldman Prize winners fight and inspire
Who owns groundwater?
Fight against blight
Are massive projects really the right answer to our water supply woes?
Nitrate pollution has been called the most significant water quality problem in the U.S. California is doing something about that.
Decentralizing Power Production

Erica Gies

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