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Big Water Pipelines, an Old Pursuit, Still Alluring in Drying U.S. West
July 22nd, 2022
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a look at how large-scale water engineering projects like the Los Angeles Aqueduct ushered in the modern era of the American West. More pipelines and water transfers have been proposed or are under construction in the drying region: As the region’s climate becomes drier, more pipelines are being proposed despite […]
Read more »Drought In US West: Re-Writing the Story of America’s Drylands
July 16th, 2022
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, an interesting commentary on the drought in the US west: Harsh and unrelenting. But also transformative? The dry conditions blanketing much of the American West are setting records nearly every week. Lakes Mead and Powell, the country’s largest reservoirs by capacity, dropped to new lows this year. The Great Salt […]
Read more »California Deepens Water Cuts To Cope With Drought
July 11th, 2022
Via the Los Angeles Times, a report that California is deepening water cuts to cope with drought, hitting thousands of farms: California regulators have begun curtailing the water rights of many farms and irrigation districts along the Sacramento River, forcing growers to stop diverting water from the river and its tributaries. The order, which took effect […]
Read more »Western US Drought Brings Great Salt Lake To Lowest Level On Record
July 8th, 2022
Via Terra Daily, an article on how western US drought has brought Great Salt Lake to its lowest level on record: Water in Utah’s Great Salt Lake has fallen to its lowest level ever recorded, authorities announced this week, a result of the ongoing drought impacting the western United States which scientists warn has been […]
Read more »U.S. Southwest Is Bone Dry and Key Water Sources Are At Risk
July 6th, 2022
Via Politico, a look at how climate change and worsening drought have driven water stores in the U.S. southwest to dangerous lows. Now the federal government is telling states to drastically cut back: California and six other Western states have less than 60 days to pull off a seemingly impossible feat: Cut a multi-way deal […]
Read more »Water Security: Now A Key US Foreign Policy Priority
June 30th, 2022
Via GreenBiz, an article on water security now becoming a key part of US foreign policy: For the first time, the United States government will approach water scarcity as a national security issue, Vice President Kamala Harris said this week. The policy shift is part of the newly announced White House Action Plan on Global Water […]
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