Houston’s western suburbs around Katy and Fulshear are among the fastest-growing areas in the country. This population boom is worsening a problem the Houston area has been battling for decades: ...

As China’s cities become taller, bigger and more modern, they face a major problem: the ground beneath them is sinking. A 2024 study 1 found that nearly half of the land under the country’s major ...

A scientific study in the journal Nature made waves earlier this year when it found that Houston is sinking faster than any other major city in the nation through a phenomenon known as subsidence. But ...

Those interested in watching famed Cold War carrier vessel the S.S. United States take her final plunge into the sea will have multiple digital options. The conservancy group for the ship announced in ...

HANOVER, MI – The Hanover-Horton School District’s sinking fund is up for renewal this November. Voters are being asked in the general election Tuesday, Nov. 4, to renew the Hanover-Horton School ...

The water crisis in America’s Southwest is worsening along the Colorado River, which supplies seven states but has been drained by drought and climate change. In western Arizona, towns are forced to ...

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Aug. 26 (UPI) --Firefighters in England conducted an unusual rescue after a cow sank into a deep pit of mud, with its eyes and nose just barely above the surface. Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service said ...

Calling all photographers, artists or fans, you might get the chance to reshape the city in your own image. This fall, the Deep Ellum Foundation will install over 200 streetlight pole banners, each ...

A budget crisis a century in the making is coming to a head as Oregon’s rural counties wait on Congress to approve funding they’ve long relied on. The crisis originates with a compromise from the era ...

In parts of the San Joaquin Valley, sinking land has become such a serious problem, it’s beginning to depress home prices, new research shows. Homes in large portions of California’s Central Valley ...

Land subsidence in California's Central Valley has caused a 2.4% to 5.8% decrease in home values, totaling $1.87 billion. Excessive groundwater pumping, worsened by drought and climate change, is the ...