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Mexico Will Not Meet Its Water Treaty Commitments To U.S. By October

Via TRT Global, a report on why Mexico will not meet its water treaty commitments to the US by October 24: It’s a deadline that is difficult to meet, and only an act of God could help Mexico.  By October 24 this year, the North American country is required to share approximately 1 billion cubic […]

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How Does the U.S. Use Water?

Via Construction Physics, a detailed report on how the U.S. uses water: Water infrastructure often gets less attention and focus than other types of infrastructure. Both the Federal Highway Administration and the Department of Energy have annual budgets around $46 billion dollars. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has an annual budget of $60 […]

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As Colorado River Slowly Dries Up, States Angle for Influence over Future Water Rights

Via Renewable Energy World, a look at how – as the Colorado River slowly dries up – states angle for influence over future water rights: The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river as people are entitled to take out of it. A new idea might change that, but […]

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People Are Flocking To Florida. Will There Be Enough Water For Them?

Via Grist, a look at how climate change, a development boom, and overexploitation of groundwater are draining the Sunshine State: While wading through wetlands in the headwaters of the Everglades, where tall, serrated grasses shelter alligators and water moccasins, agroecologist Elizabeth Boughton described one of Florida’s biggest environmental problems: There’s either too much water, or […]

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Data and Drought: The U.S. West’s Data Centers Suck Water and Power

Via High Country News, a report on how – from simple searches to chatGPT – the big digital buildup in the U.S. west threatens the grid and water supplies: This May, STaX Capital Partners applied for a permit to install turbines fueled by methane from oil wells on Alaska’s North Slope. The temporary facilities would […]

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Water Wars: A Historic Agreement Between Mexico and US is Ramping up Border Tension

Via The Conversation, a look at how a historic water sharing agreement between Mexico and US is ramping up border tension: As climate change drives rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, Mexico and the US are in the middle of a conflict over water, putting an additional strain on their relationship. Partly due to constant droughts, Mexico […]

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