Nevada, the driest state in the union, is only getting drier as the region’s supply of groundwater quickly disappears. The ...

Utah and the six other states along the Colorado River are in the middle of negotiating new agreements governing the Colorado River.

Additional action to save Lake Powell is almost certain to come in September 2025, at exactly the worst time for the Colorado River.

New data from the Bureau of Reclamation puts the river and its reservoirs in formal shortage conditions. Policymakers are ...

A dozen newspapers in Wyoming and South Dakota are set to publish again after buyers stepped in to keep the communities from ...

The simplest way to understand a heat pump is that it uses electricity to gather heat from one place and move it to another.

A panel of federal appellate judges has ruled that New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period on gun purchases likely infringes on citizens’ Second Amendment rights.

The California fast food chain is now in nine states with two more on the way as its expansion into Tennessee nears.

Las Vegas faces extreme heat with advisories in effect, and potential monsoonal moisture bringing thunderstorms later in the ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable ...

Abandoned vessels can linger in waterways for years, polluting ecosystems and complicating navigation. A new initiative is ...

As historic drought conditions on the Western Slope fuel another dangerous wildfire season, a new paper from researchers at ...