‘The air is toxic’: how an idyllic California lake became a nightmare
The shrinking Salton Sea was once a tourist destination. Now it’s home to dangerous algal blooms, endless dust and noxious air
Severe drought threatens Hoover dam reservoir – and water for US west
The wellspring of Lake Mead created by the dam’s blocking of the Colorado River has plummeted to a historic low as states in the west face hefty cuts in their water supplies
‘We live in a desert. We have to act like it’: Las Vegas faces reality of drought
Water investigators track down wasteful homeowners and public turf torn up to conserve scarce water supplies
