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A rocky start to the year has put water flows through America's second-largest reservoir on track to decline, unless ...

Utah's water agent told lawmakers that efforts to secure water deals outside of the state are underway, but he warns it will ...

Absent intervention by state wildlife officials, Nevada’s state animal, the desert bighorn sheep, may see its herds thinned ...

While the Oregon Cascades are buried beneath heavy snow and glaciers this time of year, new research is showing something big ...

The result is that the federal Colorado Basin River Forecast Center is now predicting that April through July flows into ...

Newsom and California are frequently the target of Trump’s ire. Some of his most memorable criticisms of the state have been ...

North of the California border, scientists just found 21 trillion gallons of water hiding in the cracks of volcanic rock.

Research over the last several years has led a team of scientists more insight on just how large an aquifer is at the crest of the Cascades.

Scientists discover an enormous underground aquifer in the Oregon Cascades, potentially reshaping water management.

From luxurious alpine escapes to ancient geologic wonders, there’s an abundance of lakes in California — but how do you pick which ones to visit? I’m a local who’s spent countless hours wakeboarding, ...

The Biden administration claimed a victory on Friday, saying it had “successfully staved off a crisis in the Colorado River Basin in the short term and set it up for success in the years ...