Farms and cities use so much of the Colorado River's water that little remains for the river's own ecosystem. Will ...

A team of international researchers and educators has created an educational framework called River Literacy to help ...

Leaders around Cowlitz County said Friday that sediment from Mount St. Helens worsened flooding along the Cowlitz River and called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to start dredging it — a request ...

The unusually long atmospheric river is forecast to bring heavy rain and high winds to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and ...

Here's how an atmospheric river, particularly the powerful Pineapple Express, works and why it can carry so much ...

The arrival of the next atmospheric river in Eastern Washington will be preceded by strong winds in the Tri-Cities. An ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

A 20-year conservation effort to restore the lower Siuslaw River just got a big boost. A cattle farmer recently transferred 245 acres of land to continue restoration of the tidal estuary. The act will ...

The 20-year-old, from Texas, is the third person to drown in the Meramec River this year, officials say. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 20-year-old Texan drowned in a Missouri river that has earned a grim ...

It was the disaster that ignited an environmental revolution. On this day, June 22, in 1969, the Cuyahoga River burst into flames in Cleveland when sparks from a passing train set fire to oil-soaked ...