Water drips from a leaking irrigation pipe in the west San Joaquin Valley. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via...
Utah copes with drying streams, dying animals as drought tightens its grip
(Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune) Sam Plumb inspects the dry creek bed on his family’s property in Emigration Canyon....
California’s water wars heat up at Sacramento hearing over river flows
At the Capitol on Monday, farmers protest a proposal by water officials to increase flows for the lower San Joaquin...
Pioneering solar-powered greenhouse to grow food without fresh water
Photo: Sundrop Farms head grower Adrian Simkins says the tomato project is a world-first. (Landline: Kerry Staight) A groundbreaking greenhouse...
Drought Forces Hard Choices for Farmers and Ranchers in the Southwest
Large reservoirs have buffered urban areas in the Southwest from the worst of the year’s dry conditions, but rural farmers...