California boosted Delta pumping sixfold on July 1 while protecting endangered fish — and a new flexible permit approach pushed fish impacts to a near 10-year low.
Category: News: Understanding Water Shortages & Drought Impacts in the West
A Pinal County irrigation district struck a deal for up to 10,000 acre-feet per year of Mojave Desert groundwater to offset deepening Colorado River shortages.
California commits $6 million to fight golden mussels as the invasive species spreads 500+ miles through state waterways in under two years.
Federal agencies awarded $44.3 million to restore salmon and sturgeon habitat and fund critical fish science studies across California's Central Valley rivers.
Extreme drought expands across the Four Corners, the 94,000-acre Cottonwood Fire burns near Beaver, Utah, and three firefighters die battling blazes in Colorado.
A global study warns that nitrogen buried in southwestern U.S. soils and other regions will contaminate groundwater for decades, posing a long-term threat to water supplies.