Emergency Drawdown at Flaming Gorge Hits Its Recreation Economy
The drought-induced draw to save downstream Lake Powell is wreaking havoc on Wyoming-Utah’s beloved recreation area.
Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile and Hannah Romero, Green River Star
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Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff
Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
This Growing Climate Threat Could Be Increasing Your Blood Pressure
By Kiley Price
Texas Data Center Developers Play Offense on Water, Claiming Huge Cuts in Usage
By Arcelia Martin
EPA Flags Microplastics as ‘Priority’ Water Contaminants, but the Move Doesn’t Guarantee Regulation
By Anika Jane Beamer
Colorado River Negotiations Resume With Focus on Stopgap Measures
Scott Franz, KUNC
Water Shortage May Hit Corpus Christi Within Weeks
By Dylan Baddour
Attacks on Middle East Desalination Plants Highlight Risks of Near-Total Dependence on ‘Fossil Fuel Water’
By Phil McKenna
After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe
By Dylan Baddour
Stretched Thin, Iowa Agency Issues Few Fines for Manure Pollution
By Nina B. Elkadi, Anika Jane Beamer
Cleaner Water a Hope, Not a Given, for Iowa in 2026
By Anika Jane Beamer
New EPA Proposal Would Strip States’ and Tribes’ Authority to Block Oil and Gas Pipelines, Other Infrastructure Projects
By Teresa Tomassoni
Arizona’s AG Is Clear-Eyed About the State’s Energy Costs and Water Scarcity—but Can It Help Her Win Reelection?
By Wyatt Myskow
In the Great Lakes Region, a Push to Grow Water-Focused Startups Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty
By Leigh Giangreco
The ‘Toxic Cocktail’ Brewing in Pennsylvania’s Waterways
Story by Kiley Bense, photos by Scott Goldsmith
Colorado River Water Is Too Cheap, Particularly for Agricultural Users
By Wyatt Myskow
The Big Bet to Fix the Rio Grande Sewage Problem
By Martha Pskowski, photos by Brenda Bazán
Lawmakers Press EPA for $3B in Stalled Lead Pipe Replacement Funds
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
