Large reservoirs have buffered urban areas in the Southwest from the worst of the year’s dry conditions, but rural farmers...
Farmers drawing groundwater from Ogallala Aquifer faster than nature replaces it
Every summer the U.S. Central Plains go dry, leading farmers to tap into groundwater to irrigate sorghum, soy, cotton, wheat...
Paper presents changes in Ogallala Aquifer groundwater quality
In a new paper published by the Texas Water Journal (TWJ), a group of researchers for the U.S. Department of...
The Water Wars of Arizona
Homes in the Sulphur Springs Valley in Arizona stand just outside a corn field with a large irrigation system. Photo...
Sinking land, poisoned water: the dark side of California’s mega farms
Farm fields along the path of the California aqueduct in the Central Valley, a region that produces a quarter of...