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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Footprints where people have sunk into mud are pictured above Gypsum Canyon rapid in Cataract Canyon on the banks of the Colorado ...

Rising seas and heavy groundwater use are pushing coastal freshwater toward collapse, threatening drinking water, food, and ...

Example of a karst system in the Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia: Karst groundwater aquifers are major and important habitats. Water is the basis of all life on Earth. However, the crucial ...

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, ...

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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 ...

A new report shows nitrate contamination has been worsening at more than a third of monitored groundwater sites – likely ...