The Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District in Austin, Texas may soon declare a "Stage 4 Emergency Response Period" drought declaration due to historic low levels of groundwater in the ...

Bedsprings once served as a corral near Elida, New Mexico, where turbines tap into the High Plains’ unrelenting wind, generating new income for farmers who have lost earnings as their wells dry up.

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Water experts are increasingly describing a shift from drought to deficit: many regions are taking more water from rivers, lakes, snowpack, and aquifers than nature can reliably replace. Heat boosts ...