Environmental, Life, Change. I hope that in future Congresses there will reemerge a recognition that climate change is a reality, that our policies to meet our energy needs must also deal responsibly with environmental issues, including the damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
1 Men: 13 cups (about 10.5 cups from beverages) 2  Women: 9 cups (about 7 cups from beverages) 3  Pregnant women: 10 cups (about 8 cups from beverages)  Breastfeeding women: 13 cups (about 10.5 cups from beverages)
The typical U.S. adult downs about four cups a day, which is shy of the Institute of Medicine's recommendation to drink about three liters of fluid for men and 2.2 liters for women. But others disagree with this assessment -- if that's the amount of water a person naturally drinks in response to thirst, that's fine.