Water

'Drought' doesn't cover it anymore for the West. This is aridification and it's not going away

The past few weeks of record-bashing temperatures in the Pacific Northwest is just insult to injury in a parched Western United States. This is what the region looks like as of the last days of June. …

Tue Jul 6, 2021

Biden EPA to reverse Trump-era weakening of clean water rules, but won't return to Obama version

The Biden administration is rolling back another Republican gift to polluters with an Environmental Protection Agency announcement that the Trump administration’s repeal of the Waters of the …

Thu Jun 10, 2021

Would you fight wildfires for just $14 an hour? Federal crews are understaffed as fire season begins

California just experienced another very dry winter, marking the second consecutive year of drought in the Golden State. As a result, drought conditions across the state are considerably more dire …

Wed May 19, 2021

It shouldn't be this hard to give voters water, but Georgia advocates aren't giving up the fight

Since President Joe Biden took office, most of the nation participated in a collective sigh of relief, but the fight is far from over, in no small part because of the mess Donald Trump left behind. …

Tue May 11, 2021

Biden officials release ambitious plan to conserve 30% of lands and water in the United States

On Thursday, the Biden administration released an ambitious and sweeping report, “Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful,” breaking down its hopes to conserve 30% of land and water in the …

Mon May 10, 2021