When Noah Williams was about a year old, his parents took him on a fateful drive through the endless desert sagebrush of the Owens Valley—which the Nüümü call Payahuunadü—in California’s Eastern…

Source: In California, a native people fight to recover their stolen waters | Food and Environment Reporting Network

Source: Colorado’s demand for water is slated to surpass supplies by 2050. Did lawmakers do enough to address the crisis?

Rep. Gail Griffin advocates for groundwater recharge to address water shortages in Arizona’s rural areas, highlighting potential sites for recharge facilities.

Source: Arizona Rep. Gail Griffin Advocates for Groundwater Recharge Projects

A new study has found that Americans could soon lose much of its groundwater for drinking and irrigation due to the nation withdrawing water faster than it can be replenished.

Source: Scientists warn much America’s groundwater could dry up by 2050

From the High Plains to Central Texas, public water supplies and unregulated wells serving several thousands of residents contain levels of fluoride some experts say could be harmful to fetal brain development.

Source: Across Texas, High Fluoride Levels Are a Rising Concern | Deceleration

A sprawling water district that serves residents, ranchers and recreators on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains is preparing to invest a mammoth $98.5 million on a tiny hydropower plant in a bipartisan, multi-sectorial effort to help secure the Colorado River’s future. In the coming weeks, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) is expected to…

Source: The pivotal role of a tiny hydropower plant in preserving the Colorado River’s future

Héctor Pérez came to Edinburg, Texas through the Bracero program, a U.S. sponsored temporary Mexican laborers program in the 50s. He’s been a citrus farmer in the Rio Grande Valley ever since.

Source: Drought so severe RGV citrus farmers can’t water crops

A bipartisan group of U.S. legislators recently signed on to a letter urging “designated funds” be withheld from Mexico if it does not comply with a long-standing treaty that says it must periodically release water from the Conchos River in Coahuila into the Rio Grande watershed.

Source: ‘We need each other:’ Mexico’s president responds to Texas legislators’ threats on water crisis | TPR

The last sugar mill in Texas shut its doors last month, citing a lack of water. Farmers were left to plow under the crop and wonder what drought would claim next.

Source: Texas’ last sugarcane mill closed because of drought and farmers worry which crop is next to go | Fox Weather

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Suburbs across Texas remain the fastest-growing parts of the state, according to new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday.

Source: New population estimates show Georgetown, Kyle are fastest-growing cities in the country