With aquifers nationwide in dangerous decline, an estimated 500,000 acres of farmland may be taken out of cultivation by 2040 ...

Gov. Katie Hobbs and Democratic state lawmakers are pushing a plan to protect rural groundwater — and some local Republican ...

Surfside town commissioners plan to discuss how to better regulate development of new projects to protect nearby buildings after a study found 35 high-rises along Miami’s barrier islands are sinking ...

Land subsidence is a significant environmental issue that occurs when the ground sinks due to various factors, including groundwater extraction, mining, and natural geological processes.

The ban is also intended to prove whether groundwater pumping is the true culprit. “We don’t believe the subsidence is due to groundwater pumping,” said Mark Gilkey, general manager of the ...

Water is one thing people cannot live without. Yet the United States' access to water is slowly becoming scarcer. The country contains many underground aquifers that hydrate and irrigate most of ...

California’s Governor follows Trump’s order on water release with one of his own.

Griffin’s House Bill 2088 would allow the department director to reevaluate those areas and rescind the designation if the ...

Accelerated land subsidence — or sinking — was observed after the drought of 2020-2022. Groundwater levels began to partially rebound in 2023. But it will likely require several more wet years ...