WASHINGTON — The federal government will transfer control of an irrigation test area in south-central North Dakota, allowing the local irrigation district to make upgrades and maintenance to get the ...

BURBANK, Walla Walla County — People are arriving home from work in the late afternoon, turning on their washers, dryers and ovens. Demand for power is peaking, so a utility puts in a call to a big ...

Driving through California’s Central Valley in summer, it is hard to miss the vast canal system that carries water through one of the world’s most fertile farming regions. These open channels play a ...

Spring is slowly clawing its way out from under the mountains of snow most of us saw this winter, which means that, soon enough, you’ll have to restart yard work. As warmer days approach, one of the ...