Human activity is making it difficult to retain adequate water supplies

A new study also says climate change is making it harder to escape drought even as winters bring lots of precipitation

A rare water collaboration is overcoming regulatory obstacles. And benefitting fish

Water users in Washington and Oregon are working together to keep streams flowing in the Walla Walla River Basin

Why are Republicans so opposed to a new groundwater study?

With wells running dry and groundwater depleting at frightening rates, the federal government is growing concerned

Crayfish are playing a surprising role in the fight for clean water

Citizen scientists are also major contributors to a project that utilizes the freshwater crustaceans in a novel way

Amid drought, Oregon’s new water ‘strategy’ is light on strategy

As wells run dry, the state says it needs more time and money to crunch numbers. Hard decisions await

Oregon’s ‘thermal trading’ program is popular. Also expensive and unproven

The state lets polluters plant trees to keep river water temps cool. No one knows if the trade-offs actually work

Dry February? Another dismal snowpack means cutting back again

Oregon is faring better than Washington and Idaho, but record lows will put irrigators in a tough spot come spring

How keeping Nestlé out of the Gorge created a blueprint for protecting local water

A new book, Unbottled, examines the rise of the bottled water industry, and campaigns to protect groundwater in the Columbia River Basin