Water
Farm to Trouble: Could the Mississippi River Benefit from This Strategy to Improve Water Quality?
A Chesapeake Bay program could be a model for the Mississippi River as it deals with runoff that fouls water and contributes to a dead zone off the Gulf Coast.
‘Time for a Reckoning.’ Kansas Farmers Brace for Water Cuts to Save Ogallala Aquifer
After decades of local inaction, Kansas lawmakers are pushing for big changes in irrigation to conserve water and save the Ogallala Aquifer.
Parched in the Panhandle: Town Frets About Water
How Seaboard Foods rebuilt the Oklahoma panhandle’s economy, which ushered in a new era of groundwater depletion from the Ogallala Aquifer.
Kansas and Missouri Brace for Another Year of Drought
Missouri and Kansas remain in drought conditions. Meteorologists and water experts are working to figure out what producers should expect this growing season.
Agriculture Built High Plains Towns. Now, it Might Run Them Dry.
The Ogallala Aquifer, which spans eight states from South Dakota to the Texas Panhandle, is the primary water source for parts of the region. It’s running dry.