With just weeks to decide how to share the Colorado River’s shrinking water supply, negotiators from seven states hunkered ...

Water coming down the Colorado River is expected to be far below normal for a second consecutive year, and that will have a ...

As Lake Powell and Lake Mead near critical elevations, federal planners face narrowing operational options that could reshape ...

Water forecasts for the Colorado River are grim going into 2026 as several bad trends are converging. Snowpack, soil moisture and warm temperatures are combining, and the result could be less water ...

If you’re an avid hiker, you’ve most likely tackled your fair share of challenging hikes. Maybe you’ve even completed some of ...

Most people think of the Keystone State as a collection of rolling hills and dense forests. While that is often the case, the ...

The vast swaths of sparsely populated highway between Reno and Las Vegas means Nevadans are used to long drives. Here's how to rest legally.

A long-vanished lake has reappeared in California’s Central Valley, submerging nearly 94,000 acres of farmland and reviving disputes over water rights, land management, and environmental justice.

Seeing widespread drought in January is historically rare in the U.S., and yet, the latest data shows that nearly every state ...

Even San Diego and far northeast California are now out of drought status following the latest storms.

After experiencing one of the wettest holiday seasons on record, still soggy California hit a major milestone this week — having zero areas of abnormal dryness for the first time in 25 years.

Map of the U.S. notable weather and climate events in 2025.