On a special episode (first released on August 21, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: America’s has a hidden water crisis. Parts of the US are drying out, and scientists warn the aquifers that keep the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grasses are pictured in the clear water of the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam on Sept. 12, 2019. | Kristin Murphy Colorado ...

Avoiding fights over water, especially where political boundaries are involved, is critical if Western states are to avoid a crisis, experts said at a water conference. Securing future water supplies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lake Mead, impounded by Hoover Dam, contains far less water than it used to. Kevin Carter/Getty Images The Colorado River is in ...

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