By Victor Block I recently took a stroll through a charming town in France that, because of its many canals and bridges — I was told it has 131 overpasses — is known as the Venice of the area. While ...

DENVER — After months of stalemate, glimmers of hope have emerged for consensus on a new plan to manage the shrinking Colorado River.

After months of stalemate, glimmers of hope have emerged for consensus on a new plan to manage the shrinking Colorado River.

The Colorado River irrigates farms, powers electric grids and provides drinking water to 40 million people. But as its supply dwindles, a crisis looms.

A long-awaited scientific report commissioned by Polk County says farm pollution threatens the ability to drink clean water.

Federal data show that the highest stream nitrate concentrations are “predominantly found in Iowa,” the report said. And an analysis of intensively farmed areas in four other states showed that the ...

Three years ago, Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray hatched a stealth “billion-dollar plot” to breach the four lower Snake River dams. Other expenses, between $10 and $27 billion, were excluded and ...