Geography

Beavers are making a comeback as researchers look for ways to restore rivers and wetlands while improving the health of drought-stressed aquifers.

States say automatically turning to agriculture isn’t always reliable

Arizona’s powerful will to grow is challenged by extreme heat, deep drought, and serious water-related stress.

The snowpack is crucial to the West’s water supply, ecosystems and economy. But climate change threatens to make the region’s snowpack thinner and less reliable. We talk to a leading snowpack researcher about how scientists are analyzing the past, present and future of the West’s snow.

Chatfield Reservoir, one of the largest liquid playgrounds in the Denver metro area, will now store water under a $171 million deal.

Water conservation in California’s southern desert is causing an environmental disaster as the Salton Sea quickly shrinks.

The Gila River Indian Community is ensuring that members can use their own resources while helping solve water supply problems in the region.

Part of a series by Aspen Journalism, KUNC, KJZZ and The Nevada Independent exploring how investors are banking on the West’s water scarcity.

With population growth around Denver prompting fierce competition for water, investors want to import a new supply from the San Luis Valley, but many farmers and ranchers who depend...

Colorado enacted five major pieces of water legislation, including providing more water for environmental flows and studying how to limit water speculation.