The high water demand falls on the shoulders of the Central Valley aquifer which over time has seen substantial water table declines as well as land subsidence. In addition to concerns around water, ...

The president noted the need to fight Los Angeles fires, but the water would go elsewhere in the state primarily to aid ...

California’s prolonged drought has driven water levels in much of the Central Valley aquifer to historic lows. India now consumes more groundwater than any other country, and at a faster rate.

Now stripped of its once vast wetlands and nearly sucked dry from the overpumping of groundwater during the West’s increasingly common droughts, the fertile Central Valley in California is in need of ...

In a new report, scientists say the U.S. is facing serious challenges as groundwater is depleted in many areas. They call for a national effort to safeguard aquifers.

Trump's order is premised on the idea that increasing Delta pumping would make more water available for the rest of ...

A Trump administration executive order framed as a way to help Southern California fight future wildfires won’t get more ...

Both for Central Valley farms and for the rest of California ... floods — higher and higher into the mountains. While the aquifers beneath Texas don’t face the level of critical collapse ...

University of Oregon researchers have discovered a massive underground aquifer at the crest of the central Oregon Cascade ...

In the Central Valley lab, one of our main missions is to make information ... the spread of contaminants through the basins’ aquifers, air quality health, and related human health concerns. This ...