Approximately 30% of U.S. household water use goes toward outdoor purposes like irrigation or car washing. Cutting back on that usage from your local water system can cut down on local pollution and ...

Susan Kroll wasn't squeamish about installing a rain barrel. Having lived in Thailand, where huge, impressive rain jars abound as part of an ancient tradition of capturing water from the sky, she ...

My sustainable homestead is evolving—and the new addition to the ever-growing project involves using rain barrels to provide my chickens with drinking water, irrigate my garden, and keep my compost ...

Though people have been collecting rainwater for thousands of years, the process can be mystifying. “Most homeowners know what a rain barrel is. They know the design they want and how much they’re ...

As the Bay Area just experienced one of its largest rainstorms in recent years, this is the perfect time for Peninsula homeowners to install rain-collection barrels to help conserve water and prevent ...

Laura Jayne had been waiting a year for a local nonprofit to install a rain barrel at her Hollygrove home. She could use it to grow her budding garden and shave a few dollars off her water bill in the ...

Our rainwater smells like whiskey. I’ve heard people describe the smell of rain in many ways, most having something to do with “fresh,” “clean” and “sweet.” When our daughters were young and we went ...

NEW ORLEANS — Marking 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, Entergy is partnering with Green Light New Orleans to help residents in flood-prone neighborhoods by installing rain barrels. The volunteer ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Nearing the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, non-profit environmental group Green Light is partnering with Entergy. The collaboration is offering a simple way to address ...