water-resources
Drought hits the Midwest, threatening crops and the world’s food supply
Farmers endure a ‘weird’ rainless period at a critical time.
State officials ask for public input on draft water resources plan
The plan, an outline for how the commonwealth manages the demand on its water resources, contains more than 100 water-management recommendations focusing on areas of concern, such as flood control, stormwater management, water withdrawal, legacy coal mining impacts, legacy oil and gas wells, drinking water and wastewater treatment, contaminants of emerging concern, and agricultural nonpoint source pollution, according to the department.