This was an important week in the battle out west over water use. Seven states along the Colorado River basin were supposed to reach a collective agreement on how to use less water from an ever-shrinking river, but they failed to do so....

Millions of plastic shade balls were poured into the Los Angeles Reservoir on Monday to help protect water quality and prevent evaporation. Hollow and weighted down with water, the balls will remain on the water's surface and protect the...

Parts of California's San Joaquin Valley are sinking at an alarming rate of almost two inches every month, a new research from NASA has revealed. The faster subsidence rate in California's San Joaquin Valley is attributed to increased...

A powerful blizzard hit parts of northern California with up to two metres of snow driven by winds gusting at up to 160 kilometres per hour. But the punishing storm could bring relief for drought conditions in the state.

California has been inundated with rain since late December, but the state’s water shortages are not over.

Drought, labour shortages and rising costs in California are leading some of North America’s largest fruit sellers to look to Canada to grow their produce. Driscoll's and Naturipe Farms are both testing commercial production of berries...

Extreme weather, labour shortages and rising costs in California are leading some of North America’s largest fruit sellers to look to Canada to grow their produce. Driscoll's and Naturipe Farms are both testing commercial production of...

Wildfires continue to burn in California amid drought, which is being made worse by an expanding and potentially dangerous heat wave.