The state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is likely to result in fallowing thousands of acres of farmland. Local governments are...
Farmers drawing groundwater from Ogallala Aquifer faster than nature replaces it
Every summer the U.S. Central Plains go dry, leading farmers to tap into groundwater to irrigate sorghum, soy, cotton, wheat...
Renewable Energy Saves Water and Creates Jobs
Credit: David Hogan Getty Images A common argument for expanding renewable energy sources is that technologies such as solar panels...
The Water Wars of Arizona
Homes in the Sulphur Springs Valley in Arizona stand just outside a corn field with a large irrigation system. Photo...
Radiokrypton dating plumbs mysteries of water aquifers
Argonne physicist Peter Mueller and his colleagues are selectively capturing and counting rare isotopes of krypton to determine the age...