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On April 12 in Baltimore, a young black man made eye contact with police and then began running away. Officers chased him down, handcuffed him, and threw him into the back of a police van. While in police custody, the ...

One of the basic tenets of private property ownership is the right to exclude others. However, this right in and of itself does not guarantee people won’t bother you on your off-the-grid homestead. First, nearby neighbors or other people may ...

Government can now use smart water meters to monitor your water use and enforce regulations. The city of Long Beach, California, is using the meters to enforce Governor Jerry Brown’s statewide 25 percent restriction on water use, CBS in Los ...

California fracking companies will be allowed to use all the water they want, even during the worst drought in the Golden State’s history. When Governor Jerry Brown ordered average Californians to cut their water use by 25 percent on April ...

One of the most misunderstood parts of the survival world is the mini survival kit. Such a kit includes the most essential items tightly stuffed into a plastic water bottle or a compact container (such as an Altoids tin), but ...

The residents of a small Ohio town could lose their water supply if a federal lawsuit filed by a fracking company that has made hundreds of millions of dollars succeeds. Gulfport Energy is trying to force Barnesville, Ohio, (population 4,100) ...

The mega-drought in the west extends far beyond California, as new government data is predicting massive water shortages in the Colorado River Basin that could impact at least seven states. The shortages could threaten the water supplies for 40 million ...

We all know that we need water to survive. Perhaps we even buy elaborate water purification systems or stockpile water. But what do you do when you’re out in the wilderness, thirsty and lost, and need water to fill your ...

Homes and entire communities could be covered with billions of gallons of water and toxic sludge because of the collapse of poorly built mining dams, which number more than 900 across the United States, according to new data. The threat ...

Living in a “dry cabin” saves not only water but also money. While this may not be the reason you chose to live in a dry cabin from the start, the longer you do it, the prouder you become when ...