Los Angeles Times • 2026-04-18

Trump administration takes emergency step to sustain key Colorado River reservoir

Emergency federal actions are underway to save Lake Powell as the Colorado River crisis intensifies.

NYPost • 2026-04-17

The sneaky saboteur that may be raising your blood pressure — especially if you live in a coastal area

Hypertension is already of urgent concern in the US, where, in 2023, it contributed to an estimated 664,470 deaths.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-04-15

A gas that causes climate change is bubbling out of reservoirs

How much planet-warming methane is coming from water reservoirs? Environmental groups want California to track emissions.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-04-09

How much water do we have? Scientists map the water beneath our feet

How much water does the United States have underground? After years of research, scientists have an answer, with a new, detailed national map of groundwater.

The Guardian • 2026-04-17

‘Incomprehensible’: birds flee and hundreds of turtles left to die after government cuts water to NSW wetlands

Frogs and sheep in the Gwydir wetlands near Moree have also been bogged after WaterNSW stopped environmental flows, researchers say