A developer’s proposal to build a surfing lagoon in the Coachella Valley desert ... cities, farms and golf courses rely on both groundwater and Colorado River water. “I know the rest of ...

Now, the region is in an uproar over a proposal ... that would move water from the California Aqueduct in California City — over arid desert mountains — to a storage tank in the urban center ...

Though just an hour’s drive from Palm Springs, the region around California’s Joshua Tree ... Known to locals as the High Desert, the area—which includes Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms ...

Significantly the storm took out the 911 emergency system in numerous Southwest desert regions throughout California, including Palm Springs, Indio and Cathedral City, where many were trapped in ...