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The Isle de Jean Charles project is a test for how government could resettle communities threatened by climate change. It hasn’t gone smoothly.

For the first time since the construction of the Shasta Dam in the 1940s, endangered winter-run Chinook salmon have returned to the McCloud River upstream

In a study published in 2020, Janice Brahney, Utah State University associate professor in the Department of Watershed Sciences, made a startling discovery: microplastic particles are widespread in the Earth’s

What’s next for the governor’s plan to replumb the Delta?

Utah State University researcher Janice Brahney says there are many desiccating lakes in the world, but the location and shape of the Great Salt Lake makes it uniquely problematic.

From California to Texas, temperatures are rising and water levels are falling

Parsons and other experts say similar floodplain restoration projects would benefit ecosystems and communities elsewhere across the nation

While some of the promises made during the previous drought have been kept, conservation efforts are slipping as well-drilling threatens groundwater.

In April, San Francisco residents used an average of 40 gallons of water per day, compared with 137 by those living in Riverside County.

California officials struck down a $1.4 billion plan to build a seaside desalination plant amid a water crisis sparked by megadrought and climate change.