The unseen water crisis beneath Nevadans’ feet: disappearing groundwater

The water beneath our feet is vanishing, putting people, plants and animals at risk in the Nevada desert. An August study ...
Nevada Current

Conservation groups vow to sue feds over approval of drilling near Ash Meadows

Environmental groups are preparing to sue the federal government for approving a mining exploration project near the Ash ...
Los Angeles Times

A frenzy of well drilling by California farmers leaves taps running dry

VISALIA, Calif. — Vicki McDowell woke up on a Saturday morning in May, thinking about what she would make her son for breakfast. He was visiting from Hayward, and she wanted to whip up something ...
Loudoun Now

Loudoun Groundwater Study Raises Concerns About Long-term Sustainability

A study group assembled by the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition has published a 57-page assessment of ...
Agri-Pulse

Bill codifying Newsom’s order on groundwater drilling draws heavy ag opposition

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order in March aimed at protecting Central Valley drinking water wells as the drought deepens, adding new delays for well drilling. Farm and business groups are ...
Yahoo

California wells run dry as drought depletes groundwater

FAIRMEAD, Calif. (AP) — As California's drought deepens, Elaine Moore’s family is running out of an increasingly precious resource: water. The Central Valley almond growers had two wells go dry this ...
Hoodline

Missouri Offers Grants Up to $20,000 for Sealing Abandoned Wells to Protect Groundwater

Missouri's Department of Natural Resources invites applications for Abandoned Well Plugging Grants to prevent groundwater ...
Capital Press

Most new Oregon wells drilled in groundwater concern areas

Most new wells in Oregon are drilled where groundwater is already at risk of depletion, potentially aggravating conflicts among irrigators, according to state water regulators. In the past decade, ...