The Fifth National Climate Assessment highlights drought as a major hazard in the Southwest and says its impacts are most likely to harm tribal communities.
The Tribal Water Institute, to be located at the Native American Rights Fund, will receive initial start-up money — a three-year grant of $1.4 million
Dangerous floods, severe drought, extreme heat and polluted air have permanently altered life in California's San Joaquin Valley. Can it adapt? [from Los Angeles Times]
Local agencies are working to step up their leadership, collaborate, adopt updated rainfall data and funnel billions in infrastructure projects into the region. But it's
New Orleans is far from the only city in the US with lead pipes, but over the last few weeks it faced the possibility that,
Hundreds of Tulare Lake wells are at risk of going dry. It’s the first time state officials have moved to crack down on inadequate plans.
Work included both unearthing artifacts and identifying and removing invasive plant species. [from GV Next]
When Sukky Bleck’s infant son was diagnosed last year with bilateral hydronephrosis, a condition preventing urine from draining from the kidney into the bladder, she
When continued investment in practices that destroy the environment compounds our rapidly changing climate system, those with the least suffer the most [from Prism]
A two-year-old Indiana law has made the state more vulnerable to flooding and environmental damage, according to a group of environmental organizations. A recent U.S.
The city’s Lifeline Plan is commendable but not enough. A comprehensive solution requires access to assistance and affordability. [from Planet Detroit]
Researchers are still studying the chemical makeup of “produced water” from Permian Basin oil fields. But regulators say they’re ready to issue permits to discharge
