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Litigation Flows: The Colorado River Enters the Courts
September 5th, 2026
Via Invisible Waters, a look at Nevada’s legal suit against the federal government over its shortage plan: Over the past few years, negotiations over the Colorado River’s new operating rules occurred mostly behind closed doors, with little official record-keeping. But based on the public rhetoric, if you were to make a guess, Nevada would have […]
Read more »The War for the Rio Grande
September 4th, 2026
Courtesy of Texas Monthly, a look at Rio Grande crisis: Some three hundred farmers bushwhacked up a steep hillside through the desert thornbush. Scrambling on all fours, they had to avoid the sharp stones wedged into the sunbaked earth, though some of them collected the rocks to use as weapons. The unforgiving September sun felt […]
Read more »Central Asia’s Energy Transition Depends on Water Security
September 3rd, 2026
Via The Diplomat, a look at how a more integrated and flexible power system could give Central Asian states greater room to manage drought, hydropower volatility, and competing demands for water: Central Asia is building a new energy system. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are rapidly expanding solar and wind generation and battery storage, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan […]
Read more »China and Egypt’s New Power Play: What Xi Jinping’s Cairo Visit Means for the Nile
September 3rd, 2026
Via Modern Diplomacy, commentary on what Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Cairo means for the Nile: The timing of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Egypt in September 2026, coinciding with the signing of the (New Strategic Partnership Framework) between Ethiopia and the United States in August 2026, holds significant geopolitical importance. It serves as […]
Read more »What the New Rules for a Shrinking Colorado River Mean for Tribal Nations
September 1st, 2026
Via High Country News, a look at what the new rules for a shrinking Colorado River mean for tribal nations: Between the red rock canyon walls of the Colorado River, Aniston Hanks, 20, stood in the water while her best friend, Shauna Belone, 21, sat along the river’s shore. The two Diné citizens spent part […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India Turning to Ancient Water Systems as Modern Ones Run Dry
September 1st, 2026
Via BBC, a report on how India is restoring traditional water structures built centuries ago: Water scarcity and climate change is driving communities to restore traditional water structures built centuries ago, bringing them back into use in the 21st Century. In 2025, water from the Moosi Rani Sagar, a stepwell in the city of Alwar […]
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