water use

Washington Post Columnist David Von Drehle recently wrote an opinion piece about the drought gripping the West. Though the situation is dire, Von Drehle said there’s reason to be hopeful.

Reports of wasted water on the state's “Hall of Shame” have increased 30 times this year compared to last.

Utah is in the midst of its worst drought in decades. State officials have focused on that to explain the water shortage the state is facing. But experts say there’s more to the story.

Water supplies are so tight in the West that most states keep close watch over every creek, river, ditch and reservoir. A complex web of laws and rules is meant to ensure that all the water that falls within a state’s boundaries is put to use or sent downstream to meet the needs of others.

The latest Utah news from Friday evening, May 7, 2021.

Tribal members and policy experts are pushing Congress to pass funding for water infrastructure in Indian Country.

Recent studies found there’s likely less water in Moab’s aquifer than previously thought. Now, the tightening water supply has led to a reckoning over the consequences of development and the virtues of conservation.

Support for this story, reported in early 2020, came from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit news organization that partners with...

Twenty-two miles outside of the nearest town (Wells, pop. 1,246), graffiti on a crumbling hotel wall reads: "Home on the Strange." Down a dirt road,...

Monday morning, May 18, 2020Nearly 60% Of Utah’s COVID-19 Cases Are RecoveredThe Utah Department of Health reported 325 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over…

A new survey finds differences in how Americans feel about water, and how those feelings translate into action. The Water Main, a project from American...

Groundwater pumping is causing rivers and small streams throughout the country to decline, according to a new study from researchers at the Colorado...