Western US Cities to Remove Decorative Grass amid Drought November 21, 2022 By Sam Metz and Kathleen Ronayne SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of 30 agencies that supply water to homes and businesses throughout the western...
Rain, Snowfall Reduce Risk of Wildfires in California November 9, 2022 By John Antczak LOS ANGELES (AP) — A turn to wet weather has blunted an already moderate wildfire season in California but some...
Drought Snarls Mississippi River Transit in Blow to Farmers October 31, 2022 By Michael Phillis, Jim Salter and Jeff Roberson ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (AP) — Adam Thomas starts harvesting soybeans on his Illinois farm when the dew burns off...
Fire-Stricken Rural New Mexico Warily Eyes Insurance Fight October 25, 2022 By Susan Montoya Bryan ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Manuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to be their home, searching...
Low Water Disrupts Industry Along Lower Mississippi River October 17, 2022 By Michael Goldberg JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Plummeting water levels in the lower Mississippi River are projected to drop even further in the...
California Braces for Dry Winter as Western Drought Drags on October 5, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The past three years have been California’s driest on record and state officials said Monday that...
Drought in Western States Becomes Hot Button Campaign Issue September 21, 2022 By GABE STERN, Associated Press/Report for America In a midterm campaign season dominated by inflation, abortion and crime, there’s another issue that is becoming more urgent in...
Colorado River Nearing Crisis Point 100 Years After Compact September 13, 2022 By CHRIS OUTCALT and BRITTANY PETERSON The Colorado Sun and The Associated Pres The intensifying crisis facing the Colorado River amounts to what is fundamentally a math problem. The 40 million people who...
More Rainfall After Downpours Flooded Rhode Island Streets September 7, 2022 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The heavy rain that caused street flooding and forced the closure of major roads in Rhode...
California Wildfires Prompt Evacuations amid Heat Wave September 2, 2022 CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — California wildfires chewed through rural areas north of Los Angeles and east of San Diego on...