Alisha Reed took it as a sign that times were tough in New Orleans a couple of weekends ago when her local Costco store hired a brass band and the Zulu marching crew to distract crowds of customers ...

FAIRPORT HARBOR, Ohio — In western New York, a salt mine’s collapse drained wells, cracked structures and opened sinkholes. After the mine flooded and mining ended, salty water began rising toward an ...

Hilton Head residents may take their ability to turn on a faucet and immediately be greeted with fresh, clean water for granted. After all, Beaufort County is more water than land. But walk along the ...

New Orleans and other communities in Louisiana are preparing for salt water to invade their drinking water after an extended drought in the Midwest decreased the flow of fresh water to the Mississippi ...

Hurricanes, heat and humidity have always been looming threats on the Gulf Coast. But as drought grows in the Central US and sea level rises, residents in southern Louisiana are finding a formerly ...

Officials in Louisiana are in a race against time as salt water from the Gulf of Mexico threatens drinking water supplies in New Orleans and its surrounding areas because of unusually low levels in ...

As the Mississippi River drops to one of its lowest levels in recent history, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said salt water from the Gulf of Mexico could threaten drinking water as far north as New ...

The threat of saltwater contamination in southeast Louisiana drinking water plants is officially over — at least for now, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Repeated rainfall in the Midwest and ...

As ocean water floods streets in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and Long Beach, drivers are being warned not to attempt to start or drive vehicles exposed to salt water, which can cause extensive damage ...