Since 1954
The governor’s office said the city’s two main reservoirs could dry up by May, much sooner than previous timelines. But authorities still offer no plan for curtailment of water use.
One company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.
This Texas city has struggled to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as thirsty industries arrive and drought persists.
A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available water in the Nueces River to make hydrogen and ammonia for export.
Some areas are starting the year with low water reserves, and forecasters don’t expect substantial relief from the weather.
Pollution from the energy sector has impacted soil, contaminated water resources and killed wildlife while the state resists new regulations.
Declaring an endangered species officially gone can take decades.
Half of the fish in the Mission-Aransas Estuary vocalize. One scientist is dedicated to recording and decoding their thumps, pops, and other sounds.
After decades of negotiations and even a dramatic occupation of a dam in Chiahuaha state, two nations struggle to find a compromise.
Conservationists are frustrated as cities contend with thousands of costly leaks as dry soil contracts, causing underground pipes to rupture.