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Arizona, California and Nevada have collectively dropped their water use to the lowest it’s been in 40 years. It comes amid a historic drought that’s put unprecedented stress on the Colorado River system.

The California Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday approved new rules for turning water from toilets and other uses into drinking water.

The number of former Californians who became Texans dropped slightly last year, but some of that slack was picked up by Arizona and Florida.

California has ended its water year with above average rain and snow, making it one of the wettest years in recorded state history.

Commissioners argued that they need more time to hear input from Indigenous tribes affiliated with where the tree lives.

New Mexico is experiencing a steady influx of people seeking abortions from neighboring states with more restrictive healthcare laws. One of the largest abortion care providers in Texas is planning to move its operations there.

The Democratic governors of California, Washington and Oregon on Friday vowed to protect reproductive rights and help women who travel to the West Coast seeking abortions following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

As a worsening drought forces millions of Californians to use less water, one corner of Southern California has largely shielded itself from supply-related woes: San Diego County.

A federal jury has convicted an Arizona man of impersonating an FBI agent to defraud immigrants in California.

State lawmakers may help pay for people from other states to come to California for abortions if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.