Maine’s governor is calling on small businesses around the state to apply for federal disaster loans that are available because...
drought News
As temperatures recently reached triple digits, farmer Joe Del Bosque inspected the almonds in his parched orchard in California’s agriculture-rich...
The wheat harvest on Marci Green’s farm doesn’t usually begin until late August, but a severe drought stunted this year’s...
Baby salmon are dying by the thousands in one California river, and an entire run of endangered salmon could be...
Pacific Gas & Electric reported to California utility regulators that its equipment may have been involved in the start of...
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a statewide drought emergency because of hot, dry conditions that have plagued the region and...
Fierce wildfires in the northwest are threatening American Indian tribal lands that already are struggling to conserve water and preserve...
A perfect storm appears to brewing for homeowners and property insurers in the drought-plagued, wildfire-riddled U.S. West – and as...
The United States Department of Agriculture is authorizing emergency procedures to help agricultural producers impacted by extreme drought conditions. USDA’s...
Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave blanketed the West, prompting...