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Groundwater: How scientists explore the mysteries of ancient aquifers

Beneath Australia's soils lie ancient aquifers which supply 30% of the water consumed across the country. The groundwater they hold can be some of the oldest water on the planet, dating back as far as ...
Los Angeles Times

Landmark government report calls for national mobilization to curb groundwater depletion

Even as groundwater levels have rapidly declined in farming regions from California’s Central Valley to the High Plains, the federal government has mostly taken a hands-off approach to the chronic ...
The New York Times

A Tangle of Rules to Protect America’s Water Is Falling Short

The Times asked all 50 states how they manage groundwater. The answers show why the country’s aquifers are in trouble. TEXAS MISSOURI VERMONT Some farmers can claim a tax deduction for pumping.
KJZZ

Groundwater issues have halted developments in Buckeye. Arizona has plan to move forward

A little more than two years ago, the state Department of Water Resources announced a moratorium on building new homes in ...
ProPublica

8 Things to Know About New Research on Earth’s Rapid Drying and the Loss of Its Groundwater

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The continents are rapidly drying out and the earth’s vast ...
USA Today

Earth tilted 31.5 inches, a study finds. So whose fault is that? Humans, of course.

Earth tilted, but it had nothing to do with weird space phenomena and everything to do with how people are pumping groundwater and shipping it across the planet, a study found. The findings of a study ...