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California Drought Saps Water Reserves Above and Below Ground, Says Satellite Data

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Snow is scarce, reservoirs are approaching bottom, and groundwater is being exhausted in the nation’s most populous state. More than a dozen communities face water shortages in the next 60 to 100 days, and there will be zero water deliveries from the state’s largest canal system this year.

Study: Army Corps of Engineers Release Ways to Keep Asian Carp Out of Great Lakes

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Plans to stop the invasive fish are costly, and most take more than 10 years to complete.

Report: 25% of World’s Agriculture Growing in Regions of High Water Stress

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A new study from the World Resources Institute shows the connection between crops and water scarcity.

NASA’s GRACE Satellites Show Colorado River Basin’s Biggest Water Losses Are Groundwater (2005-2013)

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During presentations this week at the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, researchers at the University of California, Irvine, announced that the region's most visible signs of drought – shrinking reservoirs – are dwarfed by groundwater losses.

Report: Australia’s Groundwater Is Worth Billions

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A new study finds that Australia’s groundwater contributes more to GDP than some industries.

Report: Fish Analysis Reveals Asian Carp Have Reproduced in Great Lakes Watershed

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A new study shows grass carp reproduced at least once in the Sandusky River, but it cannot confirm an established population.

Study: Cutting Ogallala Water Use Now Will Benefit Kansas Later

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Not all is gloom and doom for the famed underground water resource…

Report: U.S. EPA Has Chance to Vastly Reduce Water Pollution from Power Plants

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EPA proposes tougher federal wastewater guidelines, while electricity…

Pennsylvania Encourages New Source of Water for Fracking – Discharge from Abandoned Mines

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The state aims to turn an old problem into an asset. Photo…

A Moneyball Approach for Groundwater Monitoring Networks

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A U.S. Geological Survey hydrologist shows the way to smarter…

Study: Texas Lost Enough Water in the 2011 Drought to Fill Lake Mead Nearly Twice Over

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Most of the water evaporated from soils, according to new research…

New Evidence Shows Fracking Contaminates Groundwater in Pennsylvania

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A Duke University study finds methane in drinking water wells,…