California’s $20 million Project Nexus installs solar panels over irrigation canals to produce clean energy while reducing water loss and weed growth. The initiative addresses multiple climate ...

A novel solar power project just went online in California’s Central Valley, with panels that span across canals in the vast agricultural region. The 1.6-megawatt installation, called Project Nexus, ...

YAKIMA, Wash. — Six mornings a week, Walter Burson Jr. hikes roughly six miles along a century-old irrigation canal that funnels snowmelt out of the Cascade foothills — a system that keeps apples, ...

Agriculture is the lifeblood of human civilization, providing sustenance and livelihoods to billions worldwide. Solar power solutions are emerging in agriculture to make the industry more sustainable ...

YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima Police Department says that two dogs are resting safely after being rescued from an irrigation canal near Lincoln Avenue. Police say neither of the dogs had collars or ...

WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Weld County officials said heavy rain caused an irrigation canal to overflow, flooding roads and yards near Fort Lupton Saturday. Residents living near County Road 35 and Eagle ...

A 115-year-old canal in the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District that was severely damaged during the Rimrock Retreat Fire last year is now at imminent risk of failure. Fixing the 12-mile waterway will ...

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