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California’s Water: Agriculture Holds Key To Water Efficiency
May 20th, 2025
Via Latinometrics, a graphical look at California’s water: As the top US agricultural state, California produces more food and crops than whole countries like Australia and Pakistan. Over 400 different crops are planted across the state, generating nearly $60B in revenue – and employing over 850K people – each year. California has a dominance you couldn’t imagine in some crops, like 100% of all the almonds grown in North […]
Read more »A Crucial River Treaty Is Tangled in Trump’s Feud With Canada
May 18th, 2025
Via the New York Times, a look at how negotiations of a 60-year-old treaty between Canada and United States regarding water rights in the Columbia River basin have stalled and could have large implications on flood control and hydroelectricity throughout the Pacific Northwest: Caught up in the tariff spat between the United States and Canada […]
Read more »Texas Oil and Gas Companies Drill With River Water During Extreme Drought
May 15th, 2025
Via Inside Climate News, a report on how oil and gas companies have used billions of gallons of Rio Grande and Pecos River water for drilling in the past four years: Extreme drought has diminished the flows of the Rio Grande and Pecos River, two of the most iconic waterways in Texas. The advocacy group […]
Read more »U.S and Mexico Must Collaborate to Manage Water Supply Amid Climate Change
May 15th, 2025
Via the Times of San Diego, commentary on the need for the U.S and Mexico to collaborate to manage water supply amid climate change: The water treaty between Mexico and the United States has been in place since 1944. It has been a fundamental pillar in the shared management of transboundary water resources. However, the realities of […]
Read more »The Great Salt Lake Is Drying. Can Utah Save It?
May 10th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how the loss of the Great Salt Lake would be an environmental disaster with health and economic effects far beyond Utah’s borders. The state is taking action, but critics say it’s not doing enough. Three years ago, when Utah’s Great Salt Lake was at its lowest […]
Read more »How America Decided Who Gets Water And Who Doesn’t
May 3rd, 2025
Via PBS, an interesting short video on how water isn’t just a resource — it’s a battleground where the sacred meets the stolen. As the Great Salt Lake loses its vitality, who gets clean water? Who profits from scarcity? And who gets left out to dry? Hosted by Harini Bhat, In The Margins covers the […]
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