By Evan Bush, nbcnews.com August 30, 2026 The Colorado River fills America’s salad bowl. It’s a vital source of water to Yuma County, Arizona, which grows 90% of the leafy greens the country consumes in the winter — but it’s nearing a crisis point. With the river’s water levels at record lows, Arizona is poised… >> Read More
By Alina Maria Stan, thenextweb.com August 14, 2026 The Green Chile pipeline that would fuel Oracle’s Project Jupiter data centre in New Mexico has been pushed from 15 August to 1 February 2027, according to a filing by Energy Transfer’s Transwestern unit. The state land commissioner has twice refused the route, citing water use and… >> Read More
By Lilia Luciano, Lucia | Suarez Sang, CBSnews.com August 7, 2026 Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico’s capital and surrounding communities woke up without running water as a massive rationing measure took effect Friday. It comes amid a severe drought on top of shortages due to infrastructure issues on the island. “It’s brutal,” San Juan… >> Read More
By Greg Norman-Diamond, Fox News July 31, 2026 A small town in Colorado has been declared abandoned by the state after its remaining elected officials resigned, leading its troubled water system to become a “health hazard” to its residents, according to state officials. The Office of the Colorado Secretary of State said the determination was made this… >> Read More
By Alejandra Martinez and Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune July 26, 2026 Two critical South Texas lakes that supply water to drought-stricken Corpus Christi will rise significantly in the coming days as runoff from last week’s flooding rain flows downstream from the Hill Country. It is, however, too early to predict if it will be… >> Read More