Geography

Fires in the West burn so intensely that they reshape forests, shift tree species and turn calm waterways into devastating mudflows.

As California’s new requirements for forever chemicals kick in, small providers in remote towns struggle to clean up their water.

PAGE, Ariz. – In the span of U.S. history certain years are turning points, milestones in the nation’s story. 1776. 1865. 1929. 1968. Circumstance and consequence conspire to make...

Colorado’s “first-in-time, first-in-right” prior appropriation doctrine is coming under increasing scrutiny as rivers and reservoirs dry out.

Environment and recreation projects represented the largest slice of the pie at $6.6 million.

Colorado's Pitkin County is grappling with higher temperatures, declining streamflows and drier soils caused by climate change.

With drought and high temperatures putting unprecedented pressure on water users throughout Colorado, from cities to agriculture, there’s one segment that can be affected first — and maybe worst...

Colorado’s water forecast, already strained by back-to-back drought years, is unlikely to brighten this fall and winter.

This page features ground-based and drone-captured images and videos of the Rio Grande Gorge, near Taos, N.M. The Rio Grande Gorge is a striking canyon up to 800 feet deep...

About one-third of Navajo Nation residents lack running water in their homes and water pollution remains a serious issue in the region. We talk to Kaitlin Harris of DigDeep’s Navajo Water Project about solutions to these pressing problems.