The agency's projections show there’s a 90 percent chance Lake Powell will hit a level where Glen Canyon Dam that holds it back couldn’t produce power as early as July if the region has another dry winter.
A bathtub ring of light minerals delineates the high water mark on Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in 2020 near Boulder Ci…
The Four Guardsmen, a group of trees that form a natural entryway on the road to the forest, were successfully protected from the KNP Complex fire.
A tree stands in the Trail of 100 Giants grove as flames from the Windy Fire burn behind in Sequoia National Forest, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. …
Flexible aluminum sheets are not widely used because they are pricey and difficult to install, though they have saved some properties, including historic cabins managed by the U.S. government.
Some earthen canals didn't get a drop of water this year, another example of parched Western conditions.
From dusty towns to forests in the U.S. West, illegal marijuana growers are taking water in uncontrolled amounts when there often isn't enough to go around for even licensed users.
A bend in the Rio Chama near Abiquiú. Traditional irrigation systems known as acequias that depend on the river are feeling more pressure as d…
A cabin partially covered in fire-resistant material stands next to properties destroyed in the Caldor Fire in Twin Bridges, Calif. Aluminum w…
Dan Hirning, founding president of Firezat Inc., reaches for some of the material that protects homes, his company uses as a gust of wind pass…
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