OpinionViewpointsFresh Water: The World’s No. 1 Environmental ChallengeCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveThe Carlsbad, Calif., desalination plant on Sept. 4, 2015. AP Photo/Lenny IgnelziBy John Paul Micha5/17/2022Updated: 5/18/2022PrintCommentaryMankind’s most useful environmental improvement would be to increase clean, fresh water supplies.