LAS VEGAS — When Carly Jerla left her home in the Rocky Mountains to attend the annual conference of the most bitterly contested river in the American West, the signs around her were grim: December ...

Las Vegas • As Lake Powell sits at less than one-third full, federal leaders pressured states to reach consensus on the future management of the drought-stricken Colorado River this week. “The time ...

River levees across Washington state are at risk of "major damage" this week amid record-breaking river water levels as a strong atmospheric river pummels the Pacific Northwest with extreme rainfall.

Eighteen rivers are forecast to reach major flooding levels across Western Washington through Friday, including four expected to shatter records. It could mean extensive inundation, property damage ...

Washington and Oregon are bracing for major flooding and possible evacuations as an atmospheric river event brings heavy rainfall to an already saturated region. More than 6 million people are under ...

There are already at least four rivers in Washington at major flood stage. At least four rivers in Washington state are now at major flood stage -- the highest level -- and 11 others are forecast to ...

The Colorado River Indian Tribes have formally accorded personhood status to the Colorado River, creating a powerful new mechanism to protect the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid ...

Mehebub Sahana receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship. He is affiliated with The University of Manchester, UK. The Ganges, a lifeline for hundreds of millions across South ...

Hundreds of people went against a nearly century-long tide to swim in the Chicago River on Sept. 22. The event, which was put on for ALS research, marked the first open water swim in the river in 98 ...

Early Sunday morning, spectators jostled for a glimpse of the Chicago River to witness something that hadn’t happened there in nearly a century. People were swimming in it. In the heart of the Loop ...