Corpus Christi Plans to Declare a ‘Water Emergency.’ What Does That Mean?
This story was published in partnership with the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. No…
Low-Producing Oil Wells in Texas Cause Headaches for Landowners
Reporting for this story was supported by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. TOM GREEN COUNTY,…
My well went dry. Water can’t be an afterthought.
Commentaries at the San Antonio Report provide space for our community to share perspectives and offer solutions to…
Some California growers have found ways to to recharge precious groundwater
ARVIN, Calif. — In the southern San Joaquin Valley, where roads cut through thousands of acres of orange groves, grapevines…
Home Drinking Water May Impact Parkinson’s Risk
Summary: Does the water you drink hold a hidden risk for your brain? A massive new preliminary study…
Scientists Finally Figured Out How Much Groundwater There Is Under the US and It Is Enough to Fill the Great Lakes 13 Times Over
It’s not easy to determine how much water there is across a landscape. A measly 1% of Earth’s freshwater is…
Arizona to limit groundwater pumping in hard-hit area
For years, the water table has been dropping beneath thousands of acres of desert farmland in western Arizona,…
Drought leaves extreme low flows in East Maui streams; debate sparked over emergency easing of stream flow standards : Maui Now
Water flow measures are taken at Hanawi Stream in East Maui. A protracted drought is leaving once-flourishing streams…
Tribes say L.A.’s pumping of groundwater is drying up Owens Valley
BISHOP, Calif. — In a desert landscape dominated by sagebrush, a piece of Los Angeles’ immense water empire stands behind…
Drying and water depletion bring deepening crisis around the world
For more than two decades, satellites have tracked the total amounts of water held in glaciers, ice sheets,…