In recent years, the Western United States has been facing a rather alarming issue—it’s gradually sinking. One might wonder ...

Much of the U.S.'s development over the last few centuries was thanks to the country's bountiful supply of groundwater aquifers. Unlike rivers and lakes, aquifers hold freshwater underground ...

Regulation is important, but it alone won't solve rural Arizona's groundwater problems. Most of the state's rapidly depleting basins are heavily agricultural, complicating efforts to save water ...

The Natural Resources Committee voted in support of four bills that would eliminate the need for active management areas and allow farmers to irrigate additional land within them.

“Texas law recognizes that landowners have a right to groundwater, but it also emphasizes fairness,” Mace said. “By using ...

Chemical contaminants called PFAS, toxic to humans at minuscule doses, are the tip of the spear for threats to groundwater in Michigan and nationally. Nitrates, industrial chemicals, and pathogens ...

The 2024 State of the Climate report shows cool season rainfall has declined 16% in Australia's south-west since 1970. The ...