Beneath our feet, a slow-motion crisis is unfolding. The world's underground water stores, known as aquifers, are being ...

Every winter, after the sea of cotton has been harvested in the South Plains of Texas and the ground looks barren, technicians with the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District check the ...

This city is tapping two sources of potable water, with the surface water from its river system inside its northern watershed ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The fires in Southern California have many wondering how prepared San Francisco is in the event of a major catastrophe. Sure, San Francisco neighborhoods have plenty of fire ...

High Plains Underground Water District Field Technician Supervisor Billy Barron, left, and Permit Administrator Gray Sanders measure a well on May 21, outside of Slaton. (Annie Rice For The Texas ...

LUBBOCK Every winter, after the sea of cotton has been harvested in the South Plains and the ground looks barren, technicians with the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District check the ...

The Ogallala Aquifer, a vital water source for the South Plains agriculture industry, is depleting due to the rule of capture. The rule of capture, a century-old law, allows landowners unrestricted ...

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