Drought

Drought is here in Idaho and across the West, and the Ada County Soil and Water Conservation District is holding two classes on how to hold on to some of that water.

A massive new infrastructure bill is slowly moving its way through Congress this summer. But a coalition of elected officials, farmers, conservationists and tribal leaders want to make sure it doesn’t include new big pipelines or dams along the parched Colorado River.

More than 80% of Idaho is in a severe drought. Some cities are asking residents to use less water.

Emergency water releases from reservoirs upstream of Lake Powell have begun to preserve the nation’s second-largest reservoir’s ability to generate hydroelectric power.

At least 100 new wildfires broke out across the West Thursday as the region’s severe drought continues to deepen.

When a bear's normal food supply is decreased thanks to hot and dry conditions, they will seek out alternate food sources. And that's where human-bear conflicts often arise.

Farmers who rely on Magic Reservoir for their irrigation supply only got 27 days of water this year after the Big Wood Canal company shut off the water Thursday.

The NOAA's chief scientist told lawmakers this week that much of the Southwest is the driest it's been in 126 years.

All signs are pointing to an extreme fire season across the region this year. That is, we’re seeing warm conditions, low soil moisture, low stream flows and low snowpacks.

About half of Idaho is experiencing some level of drought, and early irrigation shut-offs are predicted for several basins, especially in south central Idaho.