Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Regulators just imposed unprecedented fees on water usage in the state’s agricultural heartland....
Checking Up on Montezuma Wetlands: Mud on the Rise
Photo: Mary K. Miller The drive down Fire Truck Road to the Montezuma Wetlands Project, where the Delta and Suisun...
Groundwater Overpumping Causes Land Subsidence in San Joaquin Valley City of Corcoran
Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images In the fertile lands of the San Joaquin Valley, a silent crisis brews beneath the surface....
NASA-Led Study Pinpoints Areas of New York City Sinking, Rising
Photo: The land beneath the New York City area, including the borough of Queens, pictured here, is moving by fractions...
The US has pumped so much groundwater that it’s literally splitting the ground open across the American Southwest
Photo: A fissure tears open earth and roots in North Sulphur Springs Valley, Arizona. Joesph Cook/AZGS The United States has been...