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Parched in the Panhandle: How Industry Ushered In New Era of Groundwater Depletion in Oklahoma
June 15th, 2024
Via Investigate Midwest, a report on how Seaboard Foods rebuilt the Oklahoma panhandle’s economy, which ushered in a new era of groundwater depletion: Key takeaways * Groundwater levels in the panhandle have been declining for decades but depleted at a quicker rate after the opening of Seaboard’s pork processing plant. * State water laws have […]
Read more »A Cowboy Entrepreneur Dreams of a Massive Water Pipeline Over the Rockies
June 13th, 2024
Via Mother Jones, a report on a proposed project which could be “the largest privately funded water project in Western history”: Water is life. It’s also big business. In our November + December 2023 issue, Mother Jones dives into the West’s deepening water crisis—and the forces behind it, from historic drought to short-sighted policies to […]
Read more »Why Is the Colorado River Running Dry?
June 11th, 2024
Via Mother Jones, an article on the impact – not just of drought – but the impact of putting sacred cows above farmers, cities, and a secure future on the Colorado River: The Colorado River seen flowing south from Lake Powell through the Navajo NationRussel Albert Daniels Water is life. It’s also big business. In […]
Read more »US Groundwater Is Being Shipped Overseas
June 11th, 2024
Via Mother Jones, a commentary on how Western states are selling off their aquifers to China and Gulf States: Alfalfa hay is a water-intensive crop, and exporting it is equivalent to exporting precious groundwater.Jack Richardson Water is life. It’s also big business. In our November + December 2023 issue, Mother Jones dives into the West’s […]
Read more »The Global Race for Water in the Arizona Desert
June 10th, 2024
Via Mother Jones, a podcast on a surprising contributor to the water crisis in the American West: Bales of hay are stored under shelters at Al Dahra Farms in the McMullen Valley in Wenden, Arizona. John Locher/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Nine […]
Read more »Arizona Tribes Were Left Out of Water Decisions Until 1908. Here’s How They Negotiate Today
May 24th, 2024
Via KJZZ, a report on how Arizona tribes, which were left out of water decisions until 1908, negotiate today: Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes. Each is trying to tap into the state’s ever-shrinking supplies of surface and groundwater, and, most of all, the Colorado River, following decades of exclusion. Why do tribes […]
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