water access

The state’s resilient, adaptable farmers can raise just about anything and use less water doing it. But will enough people buy what they produce?

When a water well in western Kansas was measured in 1966, the water table was about 95 feet below the ground. When it was measured in January, water was 157 feet deep - a decline of just over 60 feet in 60 years. What's happening in the Ogallala Aquifer?

Some Kansans are spooked by data centers as the likelihood of the state hosting more big tech facilities is rising. They’re worried about potential harmful impacts to the environment and just being heard during preliminary public meetings. One positive to all the hullabaloo? Heightened civic engagement early in local proceedings.

A new UT Austin report estimates data centers could account for up to 9% of Texas water use by 2040.

The cities of Hays and Russell near an inflection point in their quest to import badly needed water

Almost all of Colorado is experiencing drought after a record-dry winter and the impacts are already starting to show in agricultural communities.

Across the central U.S., nitrate from crop fertilizer and livestock facilities is seeping into water underground. Many family wells are no longer safe to drink from without pricey treatment.

All of these questions were asked by students at the elementary school.

Texans from Waco to Harlingen are raising concerns over how much energy and water data centers are poised to use. Local officials, some enticed by a tax boon, say they have little power to stop the rush.

The agreement, confirmed by the U.S. State and Agriculture departments, comes after months of negotiation and threats from President Donald Trump to impose higher tariffs on Mexican imports unless Mexico met its water delivery obligations.