South Carolina is home to a lot of alligators. Around 100,000 of them, to be exact. Although it is fewer than in some states, ...

In essence, water managers have been conserving water in preparation for a hot, dry summer. Officials celebrate recovery of ...

Melting snow from California's Sierra Nevada is filling reservoirs. But dry conditions have shrunk the flow of the Colorado ...

Overall hydropower generation in the U.S. is expected to rise 7.5% in 2025, which will also still keep overall hydropower ...

New research based on satellite data shows the depletion of groundwater in the Colorado River Basin far exceeds losses from the river’s reservoirs. Scientists say overpumping is leading to alarmingly ...

The increase in hydropower expected in 2025 is due in large part to above average precipitation in Northern California, ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. —The Trump administration has cut tens of millions of dollars from a key Columbia Basin salmon-restoration ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. — The Columbia River is at a crossroads. Negotiations between the U.S. and Canada over the river’s benefits are stalled. Thirteen runs of salmon and steelhead are threatened with ...

At the beginning of 2025, a new tragedy struck the Pacific Northwest’s endangered Southern Resident orca population. Tahlequah, a mother orca known scientifically as J35, made national headlines for c ...

The Columbia River is critical for fish, energy, commerce and identity. But it faces an uncertain future. How much more can ...

Large dams are no longer being built in the U.S. In fact, they are being removed, especially in the Northwest, with a 100% ...