A new study has ranked the US states in order of how well they would fare in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.

Water bills are climbing as utilities clean up a chemical made infamous in “Erin Brockovich.” Should lawmakers give them cover as work continues?

The Colorado River Basin which supplies water to seven U.S. states is facing "severe water shortages," scientists warn.

Officials are shoring up water systems infiltrated by the golden mussel. Dogs and human inspectors are checking boats at some ...

According to a study, various parts of the state have levels of arsenic in drinking water at higher than 5 micrograms per liter.

California’s weather whiplash has left the Golden State in a place of severe uncertainty about its diminishing water supply and increasing human and environmental demands for water.

California’s existing groundwater infrastructure may fail to quench the state’s thirst in an increasingly arid future, even as officials celebrate widespread conservation achievements, Gov ...

California's aquifers gained an estimated 2.2 million acre-feet of water during the last water year. Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration has been promoting efforts to replenish groundwater.

The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli scheme to move hundreds of thousands of already uprooted Palestinians to a so-called ...

There is less and less water, while the demand for it continues to grow, whether for drinking, agriculture, or electricity production. "Water wars" are no longer science fiction.