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A federal judge denied a request from the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River tribes to halt construction on the final piece of the pipeline in North Dakota.

The surging water from the Kakhovka dam is likely to cause widespread flooding and poses an additional risk to an already troubled nuclear plant. Russia says Ukraine is to blame.

Italy's agricultural heartland is suffering its worst drought in 70 years. Authorities are struggling to deal with the situation and save as much of the country's harvest as possible.

Tribes in the Pacific Northwest say a law that protects seals and sea lions undermines their fishing rights. They want a new strategy that would better manage the marine mammals eating their salmon.

What if jacuzzi-like water jets could save a lake or make sure reservoirs stay full of drinking water? Scientists in Kansas will test this as they work to prevent a reservoir from filling up with mud.

Big cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas that rely on the Colorado River have money to find water elsewhere. But an Arizona town on the shore of Lake Powell is also struggling with its water supply.

Strep throat is more prevalent this year, and amoxicillin manufacturers didn't make enough of the antibiotic to go around.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ashley Hemmers who lives on the Fort Mojave reservation, which encompasses areas of Arizona, Nevada and California, about climate change's impact on Indigenous communities.

Texas deployed a sting of buoys into the Rio Grande this weekend as a way to deter migrant crossings. It's the latest element in Gov. Greg Abbott's anti-immigration agenda.

Vermont and other New England states saw mass flooding as a powerful storm moved across the area — washing out roads, forcing evacuations and temporarily grounding some transportation.