The cost of water and related services is rising twice as fast as inflation while utilities scramble to cope with escalating ...

Egg prices are not the only thing pressuring household budgets. Something even more essential is creating the latest inflation headache: water. The latest Consumer Price Index report showed the cost ...

Over the last decade, water bills in Los Angeles County have risen nearly 60% on average, outpacing inflation and adding to financial strain for low-income households, according to a UCLA report. The ...

Progress regarding inflation has stalled across most sectors of the economy, with a month-over-month increase of 0.4% and a year-over-year increase of 3.5%. Disinflation has stopped, with recent ...

A hot April inflation report fueled by soaring energy prices is complicating incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s push for Fed ...

The Sonoma County Water Agency began inflating its rubber dam in the Russian River near Forestville on Thursday, kicking off a multi-day process critical to providing clean drinking water to more than ...

Aerial view of farmlands near Maricopa, at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, where the California Aqueduct brings water from the north. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) Over the last decade, ...