After the West’s historic snow drought, spring could bring water shortages and wildfires

At ski resorts across the West this winter, viral images showed chairlifts idling over brown terrain in places normally renowned for their frosty appeal. Iconic mountain towns like Aspen, Colorado, and Park City, Utah, were seen with shockingly bare slopes, as the region endured a historic snow drought that experts warn could bring water shortages … Read more

Blue state Dem candidate who made ‘affordability’ a key issue in campaign ripped for charging $13 for water

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., is facing online mockery after his Senate campaign’s election night watch party charged customers exorbitant prices for water, despite claiming to champion affordability issues. Krishnamoorthi, a five-term House lawmaker, narrowly lost to Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton, D-Ill., in a bruising Democratic primary Tuesday … Read more

DOJ accelerates settlement offers in Camp Lejeune water contamination cases

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department says it is speeding up settlement offers for people exposed to contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, under a compensation program created by Congress in 2022. The law, formally titled the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive … Read more

U.S. satellites helped rescue 300 people last year, including 5 on a jet that crashed in water. Here’s how.

A global network of satellites helped save 300 people from life-threatening situations in the United States and its surrounding waters in 2025, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which operates the system.   Of the rescues conducted last year, 183 people were pulled from water, including five on board a jet that crashed … Read more