DISASTERS April 2, 2019 The Latest: Winter storms swell California snowpack The Latest on California officials using a spillway at the nation's tallest dam for the first time in two years and surveying mountain snowpack (all times local): 1:20 p.m. California officials say the Sierra Nevada snowpack is now 162% of average to date, a measurement that determines the outlook for the state's water supplies.
DISASTERS March 29, 2019 California town destroyed by fire issues 1st rebuild permits Small signs of rebuilding the California town of Paradise after it was destroyed by wildfire are sprouting this spring, including the issuing of the first permits to rebuild two the 11,000 homes destroyed five months ago.
DISASTERS March 25, 2019 Flooding damage extensive in Midwest and more rain forecast Floodwaters are receding across most of the hard-hit Midwest, but there could be new problems if the forecast for significant rain later this week holds up.
OPINION March 22, 2019 We McDonald: I used to take water for granted but then THIS changed me forever Going to Rwanda for the first time felt a lot like entering my blind audition on "The Voice" three years ago: some nerves, but no expectation, just wide open to the experience.
California March 8, 2019 Despite California’s long drought, trillions of gallons of rainwater wastefully flowing into sea California’s rainy season could be the wettest in 40 years, but experts say the state is missing a major opportunity by failing to collect the trillions of gallons of storm runoff that currently flows wastefully into the ocean.
DISASTERS March 7, 2019 The Latest: Major Colorado highway reopens after avalanche The Latest on Colorado avalanches (all times local): 7:10 p.m.
DISASTERS March 1, 2019 3.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Oklahoma City metro area No injuries have been reported after a 3.1 magnitude earthquake shook parts of the Oklahoma City area.
DISASTERS February 28, 2019 Winter storms wash away California drought, burnish snowpack California is drenched and its mountains are piled high with snow amid a still-unfolding winter of storms that was unimaginable just a few months ago.
Ohio February 14, 2019 Dayton-area water crisis affecting 400,000 nearly over, reports say A break or leak in the water system serving the Dayton, Ohio, area resulted in a “significant loss of water” to area homes and businesses Wednesday afternoon and into the evening, affecting some 400,000 people, according to reports.
Water February 9, 2019 Lawsuit seeks action on Lake Erie algae cleanup Environmental groups have filed a federal lawsuit pushing for more action to prevent the toxic algae blooms that plague Lake Erie's western basin each summer.
OPINION January 22, 2019 Deepwater Horizon settlement offers once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save our oyster reefs Between 50 and 85 percent of the Gulf of Mexico’s original oyster reefs are gone. Funding from the Deepwater Horizon settlement offers a unique opportunity to rebuild them.