Oregon’s groundwater is being used faster than it’s being replenished, and the state’s aquifers are declining. The Oregon Water Resources Department is proposing new rules in response. The agency ...

This story is a part of Understanding Southern Colorado's Groundwater, an occasional series from KRCC about groundwater resources. Read more stories here. As drought and demand affect water resources ...

The Colorado River basin has lost a Lake Mead’s worth of water in the last 20 years — and scientists say we’re passing a "critical point" where pumping groundwater will become too expensive. When you ...

A new study found that groundwater is rapidly declining—but there were also some bright spots on how it can be replenished. Circular irrigation for growing hay and alfalfa near Corcoran, California—a ...

Whether it’s skiing champagne powder in the mountains or floating down one of the state’s rivers, Coloradans interact with water in more ways than one. But out of view, there’s another part of the ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Beneath our feet there is an invisible ocean. Within the cracks of rock slabs, ...

WEATHER COVERAGE. AND ISN’T THAT A PRETTY PICTURE? JUST THOSE BEAUTIFUL MUTED COLORS AS THE SUN’S GOING DOWN OVER THE SUTTER BUTTE. LET’S CHECK IN WITH OUR METEOROLOGIST. HEATHER WALDMAN. YEAH, ...

During a winter of blizzards, floods and drought-ending downpours, it’s easy to forget that California suffers from chronic water scarcity — the long-term decline of the state’s total available fresh ...

Water is the essence of life, and nowhere is that more clear than in hot, dry Arizona. That’s a problem, but an even bigger one lurks beneath the surface of the state. According to a new study, ...

California is at a groundwater management crossroads as legal loopholes threaten to undo the state’s progress toward responsible groundwater sustainability. At the core of this legal conflict are two ...