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California’s mega-drought is even worse than we thought. A new scientific study found that the Golden State has not been this dry in 500 years — since the 16th century. The last time drought conditions were this bad in California, ...

East Porterville, California, has become the first community in the nation to lose something most Americans take for granted – running water. Wells at around 1,000 of the 1,200 homes in the Central Valley community have gone dry because of ...

Residents of at least 11 states could face electricity shortages and blackouts because of the ongoing drought in the West, according to a new study. Supplies of electricity from power plants could be cut by as much as 8.8 percent ...

Gardening in drought-prone areas is always a challenge, for one obvious reason: Plants, like people, can’t survive without water. But the good news is we can manage to grow a productive dry weather garden with a bit of planning and ...

After he announced statewide mandatory water cuts on April 1, California Governor Jerry Brown was criticized for exempting farmers, who use 80 percent of California’s developed water supply. “They’re not watering their lawn or taking long showers,” Brown told ABC ...

The past few years have been hopelessly dry when it comes to precipitation, especially for our fellow off-the-gridders in the West, Southwest and Plains regions of the U.S. In fact, climate scientists are even calling this particular rainless period a ...

California is facing what some scientists are calling the worst drought in 1,000 years, and it is impacting not only the West Coast but also America, simply because the state produces so much of the nation’s fruit and vegetables. While ...

Government can now use smart water meters to monitor your water use and enforce regulations. The city of Long Beach, California, is using the meters to enforce Governor Jerry Brown’s statewide 25 percent restriction on water use, CBS in Los ...

California fracking companies will be allowed to use all the water they want, even during the worst drought in the Golden State’s history. When Governor Jerry Brown ordered average Californians to cut their water use by 25 percent on April ...

The mega-drought in the west extends far beyond California, as new government data is predicting massive water shortages in the Colorado River Basin that could impact at least seven states. The shortages could threaten the water supplies for 40 million ...