On Gayel Alexander’s Colorado ranch, the cow-to-land ratio is enough to leave many scratching their heads. Every year, she grazes 200-head of beef cows on 40,000 acres of public land that sits on the ...

With chronic water shortages afflicting the Colorado River, discussions about how to cut usage have increasingly focused on a thirsty crop that consumes an especially large share of the river’s water: ...

Correction: The audio version of this story refers to Andrew Mead, the writer of an opinion piece in the L.A. Times. That is incorrect. The correct name is Aaron Mead. Climate change is affecting our ...