Researchers at Stanford University are working with an in-state nonprofit to take a new and hopefully more productive look at ...

Three-quarters of the global population, or about 6 billion people, live in areas where fresh water has dwindled since 2002.

Water is the lifeblood of agriculture, but climate change and shifting weather patterns are straining access. Longer droughts ...

California's Central Valley is no stranger to wildfires, earthquakes and flooding, but the geological problem that is really ...

Michael Howell Investigation into the extent of the toxic contamination at the S&W Sawmill Facility in Darby is approaching a turning point, according to International Paper (IP) company Remediation ...

A recent Virginia Tech study mapped measurable sinking across 28 major U.S. cities using satellite radar. The findings reveal ...

As California's Central Valley continues gradually sinking, a recent study has found home values in affected areas have descended along with the ground.

The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect the Willcox Playa tiger beetle under the Endangered Species Act.

The study of water availability in six bedrock aquifers in the Black Hills was completed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ...

An East Coast drought that’s fuelling wildfires is also drying up farmers' fields, and has homeowners scrambling to refill empty wells.

Federal flood measurements often don’t match what people see in their communities. Scientists have created a hyperlocal ...