Water shortages

Saltwater intruding upstream from the Gulf of Mexico into a drought-affected Mississippi River is alarming leaders in New Orleans and across Louisiana.

New Orleans braces for saltwater intrusion impacting drinking supply

As the fight over Colorado River water continues, the Navajo Nation has brought an 1868 treaty to the Supreme Court.

Navajo Nation takes treaty to Supreme Court amid water crisis: Media Miss

California is now lifting its mandatory water restrictions for nearly 7 million people across Southern California.

California lifts mandatory water restrictions after record snow

After a tense election and six days of ballot counting, Democrat Katie Hobbs flipped the Arizona governor’s seat by one percentage point.

Katie Hobbs plans to repeal Arizona’s ‘draconian’ abortion ban