This video uncovers how a small drilling miscalculation unleashed a catastrophe no one saw coming. The lake floor gave way, swallowing millions of gallons of freshwater, destroying mines, and dragging ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah. The dust blowing from the dry bed of the Great Salt Lake is creating a ...

Just one day after Thanksgiving, some folks decided to brave the cold and head out to witness the latest Lake Jackson drain out. Lake Jackson in northern Leon County has drained down, or dried up, a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Villagers harvest salt from five-century-old family ponds using an ancient Quechua principle of collective labor ...

Dear Dave: I’m trying to wrap my head around your commission method of giving money to kids. We have an 11-year-old and a 16-year-old. Should they have individual lists of tasks, or should there be ...

Lake Austin has transformed over the past few months. Thick, green patches of plants line the lake downstream near Tom Miller Dam. Boat docks seemingly surrounded by an undersea jungle. Read More: ...

Silicon Valley startup Lilac Solutions has a method to get lithium for batteries that’s cheaper, easier on the environment and less water-intensive than mining: it plans to pull it from the Great Salt ...

Lilac Solutions is pioneering a new type of lithium extraction that could double US production in two years and shake up the industry. BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah – On a bright afternoon in August, the ...

LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — A small lake in Leander’s Lakewood Park dropped several feet the week of Sept. 15. City officials said maintenance on a nearby dam is the reason behind the missing water.