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‘Free Water’ Was Never Free, According To Historian of the American West
Via The Revelator, commentary on how subsidized water cultivated the West, but this required becoming increasingly profligate with the region’s [...]
Engineers Warn of ‘Severe’ Groundwater Shortage In Northwest Pakistan
Via Third Pole, reports of a ‘severe’ groundwater shortage in northwest Pakistan: Takht-e-Nasrati in northern Pakistan was once known for its [...]
The Colorado River Compact Turns 100 Years Old. Is It Still Working?
Via Inside Climate News, a look at the Colorado River company, an agreement that didn’t consider the needs of Native Americans, [...]
Water Wars: Causes And Possible Solutions
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the prospect of water wars: Will today’s wars  over oil be over water in the [...]
The Precarious State of The Mekong
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at the Mekong River: The author Tucker Elliot wrote in “The Rainy Season” about the [...]
Catalonia Limits Water Use As Spain Prays For Rain
Via National Newswatch, an article on new water restrictions in Spain: Barcelona and large swathes of Spain’s northeast are going [...]

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