Too little snow, too much rain has put the West in a 'snow drought'

This "snow drought" is caused by above-normal temperatures turning precipitation into rain instead of snow. Low snowpack negatively affects water supplies, ecosystems and increases future wildfire ...

How SoCal became the nation’s dairy queen

President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are on a dairy kick. That's big news for California. One in every five glasses of milk that’s drunk in this country comes from California dairy companies.
The Cool Down

Officials celebrate massive turnaround of crucial US water supplies: 'It's awesome'

Counties across California have celebrated increasingly full reservoirs after a particularly rainy winter season.

Record Low Snow in the West Will Mean Less Water, More Fire, and Political Chaos

Snowpack levels across a wide swath of Western US states are among the lowest seen in decades, even as regulators struggle to negotiate water rights in the region.