A heavily discussed bill made its way through the state legislature with the goal to protect drinking water across Central ...

As communities across the Inland Northwest face increasing drought, population growth, and changing hydrologic conditions, ...

Discoveries of aquifers – underground earth formations that hold water – often create excitement around their ability to ease water scarcity in a region. These are welcome announcements. Due to a ...

The Atlantic Coastal Plain of South Carolina stretches from the Piedmont to the Atlantic Ocean and offshore under the Atlantic sea floor. This area was formed by sediment deposited from erosion of the ...

Editor's note: The News-Press started this weekly feature to answer water questions, including those submitted by the public during the 2018 Save Our Water Summit. Question: Our drinking water comes ...

A stony outcropping of the sponge-like rock that makes up the Ogallala Aquifer is exposed in the hills high above Scott State Fishing Lake in Scott County, Kansas. The lake is spring-fed from water ...

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After months of back and forth, the city council approved updates that proponents say better protect the town’s drinking ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Underneath the Inland Northwest sits a massive body of water. The Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer stretches from Lake Pend Oreille to Lake Coeur d'Alene, through Spokane ...

BAXTER — Reports over the early summer pointed to water demand stressing Baxter’s wells, but the city noted its supply of water wasn’t the issue for current or future demand. “First and foremost, ...

The fast moving Front Range H2O hopes to deliver its first water to the Fort Collins-Loveland Water District by early 2029 ...

One expert points to conservation, treated wastewater and seawater desalination as potential solutions for securing the ...