Items Tagged with 'west'

Tropical storm Hilary brought high winds and flooding to farms in southern California, but fruit and vegetable growers in the impact zone say the damage could have been much worse had the storm struck just a few weeks later.

Six Colorado River states are at odds with California over proposals for how to conserve between 2 and 4 million acre-feet of water, leaving the decision in the hands of the Bureau of Reclamation.

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2017 – Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is ordering a 60-day review of plans produced during the Obama administration for protecting the greater sage grouse across millions of acres in 10 states in the U.S. West.