Drought March 5, 2018 Storm leaves California with just 39 percent average snow Welcome snowdrifts await California's water managers on their late-winter survey of the Sierra Nevada snowpack.
Water February 26, 2018 Tribe fights Arizona ski resort over use of wastewater to make snow A long-running dispute between the Hopi Nation and an Arizona ski area took a new turn earlier this month when a state court of appeals ruled that the Native American tribe has the legal right to fight against the use of treated wastewater to make snow at the resort.
Water February 20, 2018 Minnesota's $5 billion case over 3M chemicals heads to trial Minnesota officials will soon try to convince a jury that manufacturer 3M Co. should pay the state $5 billion to help clean up environmental damage that the state alleges was caused by pollutants the company dumped for decades.
Water February 19, 2018 Minnesota's $5B case over 3M chemicals heads to trial Minnesota officials will soon try to convince a jury that manufacturer 3M Co. should pay the state $5 billion to help clean up environmental damage that the state alleges was caused by pollutants the company dumped for decades.
Water February 15, 2018 Water use climbs in California enclaves as drought returns A warm winter with almost no rain is sending water use climbing in Southern California.
Water February 9, 2018 National Guard helping after chemicals found in town's wells Gov. John Carney has authorized the National Guard to assist residents of a Delaware town after high levels of toxic chemicals were discovered in municipal wells.
Drought February 7, 2018 Water forecast is bleak for major reservoir in Southwest US Forecasters say one of the most important reservoirs in the Southwestern U.S. will likely collect less than half its normal amount of spring runoff this year because of a warm, dry winter across much of the region.
Earth Quakes February 1, 2018 Oklahoma quakes tied to how deep wastewater is injected A new study finds that a major trigger of man-made earthquakes rattling Oklahoma is how deep — not just how much — fracking wastewater is injected.
Water January 15, 2018 Florida, Georgia water war reaches nation's highest court A decades-long “water war” is now before the nation’s highest court – pitting Georgia’s use of water to supply its multi-billion-dollar agriculture industry and the booming Atlanta area, against the Sunshine State’s need for fresh water to revive its oyster business.
Water January 7, 2018 Magnitude 3.1 earthquake rattles part of Oklahoma A magnitude 3.1 earthquake has shaken part of north-central Oklahoma.
Drought January 3, 2018 California: Hardly any snow but not in drought again, yet California's water managers are saying it's too early for fears that the state is sliding back into its historic five-year drought.