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Water/Drought

The Big Bet to Fix the Rio Grande Sewage Problem

Nuevo Laredo was dumping millions of gallons of sewage a day into the Rio Grande. The U.S. and Mexico worked together to find a solution.

By Martha Pskowski, photos by Brenda Bazán

Rare desert wetlands at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula could be wiped by global warming before the end of the century, a new report on climate change in the Arab region warns. Credit: Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News

New Report Warns of Critical Climate Risks in Arab Region

By Bob Berwyn

Representatives from Audubon Southwest collect data along the dry Rio Grande at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in San Antonio, N.M. Credit: Paul Tashjian

What the Rio Grande’s More Frequent Dry-Outs Mean for the Region’s Animals and Ecosystems

By Tina Deines

A farmer uses a tractor to plant soybeans on land near Dwight, Ill., on April 28. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Unpredictable Spurts of Dry and Wet Weather Cause Confusion and New Challenges for Midwestern Farmers

By Katie Cerulle

Yavapai-Apache Chairman Buddy Rocha Jr. speaks to a group of Arizona local leaders and water experts on the tribe’s water conservation efforts along the Verde River on Oct. 24. Credit: Wyatt Myskow/Inside Climate News

Can Arizona Maintain Its Drought Response as Water and Money Dry Up?

By Wyatt Myskow

The effect of drought is seen on the east branch of the Pemigewasset River on Sept. 29 in Lincoln, N.H. Credit: Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Another Dry Spell Hits New England, Raising Alarm About Flash Droughts

By Ryan Krugman

A view of an Iowa soybean field with corn stubble from the previous year. Credit: Curt Maas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Can We Produce More Food With Less Land?

By Anika Jane Beamer

Jace Lankow and Zanna Stutz measure a beaver dam in Glen Canyon on Sept. 16. Environmental advocates say the return of beavers to the canyon is a sign that nature is thriving in areas that were once submerged by Lake Powell. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

As Lake Powell Recedes, Beavers are Building Back

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Boulder City, Nev., an original Hoover Dam power contractor, now receives additional electric power from the Townsite Solar Facility, located a few miles southwest of the city. Credit: Brett Walton/Circle of Blue

Solar Growth Cushions Colorado River Hydropower Declines

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

The Colorado River flows up to Glen Canyon Dam as Lake Powell sits at a third of its capacity on July 10 in Page, Ariz. Credit: Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

As Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn

By Wyatt Myskow

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes listens to residents from Cochise County talk about their concerns regarding groundwater. Credit: Courtesy of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office

Q&A: Arizona’s AG Takes on Utilities, Big Water Users and the Trump Administration

By Wyatt Myskow

Water levels sit low in Lake Powell near Bullfrog, Utah, on Sept. 15. Negotiations to manage the shrinking reservoir and the rest of the Colorado River system may be more difficult without federal leadership. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

Nominee for Top Federal Water Role Withdraws Amid Pushback from Some Colorado River States

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Boaters cruise across Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on July 10 in Page, Ariz. Credit: Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

‘No One Comes Out of This Unscathed’: Experts Warn That Colorado River Use Needs Cutting Immediately

By Wyatt Myskow

A fishing vendor uses an umbrella to protect herself from the midday sun during a heat wave in St. Louis, Senegal. Credit: Lucia Weiß/picture alliance via Getty Images

Emissions are Sparking Increases in African Heat Waves in Unexpected Ways, New Study Finds

By Chad Small

Along Texas' Gulf coast, the oil and gas infrastructure in Corpus Christi. Credit: Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Corpus Christi Folds on Its Desalination Gamble

By Dylan Baddour

Billy Longfellow of the Sipayik Environmental Department explains how the Samaqannihkuk well station works. Credit: Sydney Cromwell/Inside Climate News

Climate Change Worsens Half-Century of Drinking Water Problems for Maine Native Reservation

By Sydney Cromwell

In El Paso, the Rio Grande, with concertina wire and law enforcement along the U.S. side of the border. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Settlement Signed in Texas v. New Mexico Rio Grande Case

By Martha Pskowski

A view of an industrial harbor off the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minn. Credit: Michael Siluk/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Water Management in Great Lakes States Deserves a Closer Look, Group Says

By Susan Cosier

The Central Arizona Project has over 300 miles of canals that deliver Colorado River water to Phoenix and other areas. Credit: Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News

Amid Tense Negotiations Over the Colorado River’s Future, Arizona Mayors Unite Against ‘Threat’ to State’s Water

By Wyatt Myskow

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