The Southwest U.S. is facing a crisis that has been quietly brewing under our feet: groundwater depletion. For many, water ...

Yet the United States' access to water is slowly ... Many regions of the country are experiencing groundwater depletion because the aquifers are being pumped faster than they can be replenished.

A combination of water management practices has contributed to notable groundwater gains in Central Arizona despite the ...

Scientists have known for decades about a massive aquifer off the US East Coast ... land subsidence, streamflow depletion, and drying wells. Alarmingly, groundwater-level declines have accelerated ...

Residents in Vandiver, Alabama, are facing a water crisis after an underground drilling project by Alabama Power damaged an aquifer. Several private wells have run dry or seen significant drops in ...