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The Colorado River’s Backup Reserve Is Running Dry Too
October 31st, 2026
Via Todd Cort’s always insightful substack, a look at how groundwater has been the line of credit that would cover the shortfall when the river failed. This line of credit is being drawn down fastest in the very conditions it was supposed to protect against. In my earlier article on the Colorado River, I asked […]
Read more »As the Colorado River Shrinks, Calls to Drain Lake Powell Grow
October 29th, 2026
Via Yale e360, a look at how Lake Powell recently dropped to a historic low, slashing hydropower and the flow of water downstream. As drought deepens, groups are pushing to drain the lake entirely to reveal its long-submerged rock arches and spires and allow wildlife along the Colorado River to recover. The 27-year-long drought in […]
Read more »How a Bid to Beat Drought Drove Corpus Christi to the Brink of Disaster
October 18th, 2026
Courtesy of Inside Climate News, a look at what started as a novel plan to build a desalination plant supplying plentiful water to the oil and gas industry has landed the Texas city in a financial and political quagmire: Eight years ago, at the height of the shale-oil boom, a committee of industry giants and […]
Read more »The Race for America’s Lithium Is Becoming a Race for Water
October 18th, 2026
Via Inside Climate News, a look at how, in the arid American West, expanded mining intensifies battles in vulnerable communities over one of the region’s scarcest resources: On a border-town road surrounded by alfalfa and grain fields, William Cooper stopped before a dusty, vacant lot. Its owner, he said, is one of many investors drawn […]
Read more »The Ganges Waters Treaty: Uncertain Prospects For Renewal
October 14th, 2026
Via Eurasia Review, a look at the future of the Ganges Water Treaty: Key Takeaways: The 1996 Ganga/Ganges Waters Treaty between India and Bangladesh is due to expire in December 2026; Dhaka has formed a technical committee and expressed hope of renewal, but reports say New Delhi has not yet responded to multiple approaches. The […]
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