drought

Farmland across the West may be doing more than growing crops. It could also help stop wildfires in their tracks.

Twenty firefighters have died so far this season, and hundreds of homes have been destroyed across the West.

New research finds the Upper Colorado River Basin lost an estimated 4.6 trillion gallons of groundwater during a severe drought, raising concerns about Western water supplies.

Droughts and wet periods in major Western watersheds often happen together, according to new research that shows how water conditions in one area can be closely tied to those hundreds of miles away.

Wyoming may resume collecting data in the Green River and Little Snake River basins as part of a future Upper Colorado River Basin project.

Officials say the new plan is like digging in the "couch cushions" for promises to save Colorado River water, but compensation from the Arizona Water Banking Authority could help reach a larger goal.

Drought relief may only be temporary.

Arizona is still working on a deal with California and Nevada to spread out the pain of cutbacks, but they are still figuring out which cities and farms will use less water.

Democrats say western states with abundant BLM lands are of most concern.

New research finds only a small portion of the nation’s rivers may be able to maintain today’s diversity of fish and other aquatic wildlife as the climate warms.