Agriculture beat the river into submission. It’s back.
Items by Jeremy Miller
To eliminate invasive fish species, scientists have created a ‘Trojan’ brook trout that’s intended to help native fish in the West.
‘This is something we haven’t seen in our lifetimes.’
Insightful new books in the well-worn genre of trail literature.
One man’s guerrilla trail work aims to improve public access to public land.
Nearly a year after San Jose shut down the Bay Area’s biggest homeless encampment, hundreds still live along city creeks. What went wrong?
When a NASA scientist speaks in blunt terms about water supply, other scientists take notice.
In the wake of recent oil-train derailments, Skagit County wants Shell to do a full environmental review.
A map shows where just over 60 languages remain spoken around the region.
EPA found that state regulators allowed 2,500 to be contaminated.
David Hughes crunches unpopular numbers for the shale oil boom.
Rare subspecies barely hangs on in the Southwest.
Shooting was side-effect of state's aggressive push to control coyotes
A new study suggests that estimates for U.S. supplies may be vastly overstated.
As crude oil rail shipments increase, residents fear derailments and explosions.
North Dakota and Texas fields could be at a fraction of current productivity by 2040, says a new report.
Will the law finally mean better aquifer management for the drought-stricken state?
California considers desalination as a remedy for water woes
How seismic events can make drought impacts worse.
The vexing nature of California’s water crisis.
But few Californians seem to grasp what is at stake.
Alfredo Figueroa fights to protect ancient land art in southern California.
A conversation with a sharing economy guru.
A conversation with Seth Holmes about on-the-ground research for his new book.
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