Water is at the heart of agriculture. Every stage of the food-growing process depends on having reliable access to water. However, water levels are declining in many rivers and aquifers that function ...

As the American West continues to experience a decades-long megadrought, an increasing focus has been placed on reducing water consumption, with the agricultural industry being the largest consumer.

An office building inside the Googleplex headquarters in Mountain View, California, in February. Google is considering a data center project in Kansas City, North, that involves an initial investment ...

Note to readers • This article is published through the Colorado River Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative supported by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah ...

Converting forest land to urban development or agricultural use can present risks to water quality when done near streams or river sources. This study examined data from 15 water treatment plants in ...

During planting season in Iowa, Landon Plagge’s fields reek. Sour and earthy, almost like rotten eggs and fermenting hay, the scent repels the unacquainted nose. But Plagge is unbothered. “I’m used to ...

Lawmakers approved a series of new water management measures on Saturday that could speed up farmland conversion in groundwater-regulated areas and transform the future growth of cities like Buckeye ...

One of the largest farming businesses in Arizona has agreed to use less water and pay $11 million in a deal that state officials say will help preserve disappearing groundwater and provide financial ...