On April 1, 1946, a strong earthquake near the Aleutian Islands in Alaska set off a massive tsunami that hit the Hawaiian ...

When Spokane County asks voters to reauthorize the 40-year-old aquifer protection area for another 20 years, the city of Spokane will be included for the first time since 2004.

"Today we are issuing an emergency drought declaration for the upper Yakima, lower Yakima, and Natchee's watersheds," said ...

A multi-year drought has taken its toll on our rivers, reservoirs and our most prized resource: the Edwards Aquifer. As of ...

Per the Washington Department of Ecology, the department is extending a drought emergency for a third year in a row for ...

The Mahomet, which underlies 15 counties and is the main source of drinking water for more than 500,000 people in Central Illinois, is the only aquifer in the state with the designation.

The body of a 28-year-old woman who went missing after she and her dog fell into a Washington state river has been recovered, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. Zuleika Witron ...

SPRINGFIELD — One step down, two to go. A bipartisan bill that would permanently ban carbon-dioxide storage under the Mahomet Aquifer cleared the state Senate Thursday. Next stop: the state ...

National organization cites unchecked development and a lack of regional water-supply planning as causes for concern.

Yogurt production requires a lot of water and the impact of Chobani's expansion on the aquifer is unclear, water managers say.

Washington lawmakers have been waiting on a new set of state revenue estimates as they put the final touches on budget proposals expected next week. Those figures arrived Tuesday and further ...

Fast-growing Georgetown plans to pump 89 million gallons a day from the Carrizo Wilcox Aquifer but the project is being ...