Beneath our feet, a slow-motion crisis is unfolding. The world's underground water stores, known as aquifers, are being drained at a pace that took scientists years of painstaking data collection to ...

As Joliet races to meet state requirements to be eligible to tap into Lake Michigan water before the region ’s groundwater is depleted, a handful of neighboring towns are holding off on making plans ...

Austinites who have been around at least a decade may remember that back in the summers of 2015 and 2016, Barton Creek flowed from Barton Springs into South Austin, pocketed with deep green, swimmable ...

The world’s precious stash of subterranean freshwater is shrinking — and in nearly a third of aquifers, that loss has been speeding up in the last couple of decades, researchers report in the Jan. 25 ...

Groundwater levels in Arkansas' two most important aquifers -- the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer for agriculture and the Sparta-Memphis aquifer for drinking and industrial uses -- are ...

Few things are taken for granted in modern society as much as tap water. Fresh, drinkable water is available at the twist of a knob or the turn of a wrist. Residents often are unaware of the resources ...

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story stated that additional testing of groundwater would occur in Lee County. We apologize for the error. BASTROP COUNTY ...

Many scientists feared a now-scuttled plan to mine next to the Okefenokee Swamp would alter the water levels of the refuge. The mining company itself disputed those claims, arguing the water it ...

Romanskolk, a farm near Brandvlei in the study area, showing what drought looks like. Courtesy Danita Hohne But this is not a lasting solution as climate observations show that rain is falling later ...

The Edwards Aquifer Authority, which regulates water in the region’s largest groundwater system, has declared Stage 5 restrictions, the most severe level of drought cutbacks for permit holders, which ...

Cooper Fritz, an aquifer recharge program coordinator for the Idaho Department of Water Resources, spoke to a small crowd Wednesday evening. He covered the status, challenges and future of water ...