Wastewater treatment at a Clark County Water Reclamation District plant in Las Vegas. Nevada leads the seven-state Colorado River Basin in recycling wastewater, with an 85 percent reuse rate. (L.E.

Today’s new Consumer Price Index reveals inflation fell to 2.4% in March, smashing expectations for the second straight month — and the first drop in consumer prices in several years. CNN’s coverage ...

Annual inflation reached 3% in September, marking a six-month streak during which price increases accelerated. That means your living costs aren’t just rising, they’re rising faster as more tariff ...

Inflation eased its grip on the American consumer in November, with prices rising 2.7% from a year earlier, the Labor Department said in a Dec. 18 report. The annual inflation rate had crept as high ...

While the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up only 2.7% year over year in July, a more important measure rose much higher. The Producer Price Index (PPI ) was up 3.3% in July compared to a year ago.