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The Freshwater Crisis and What Can Be Done
January 26th, 2024
Via Stanford Law School, an interesting interview with Barton “Buzz” Thompson, JD/MBA ’76 (BA ’72) – a global expert on water and natural resources – focused on how to improve resource management through legal, institutional, and technological innovation: On a recent episode of the Stanford Law School (SLS) podcast, Stanford Legal, Professor Barton “Buzz” Thompson, JD/MBA ’76 (BA […]
Read more »They Abducted a River in California. And Nobody Stopped Them.
January 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how farms drained part of the Merced for months. Officials didn’t find out until after the fact, raising questions about the state’s ability to manage supplies during droughts. During California’s most recent drought, officials went to great lengths to safeguard water supplies, issuing emergency regulations to […]
Read more »Aridity Could Dry Up Southwestern Mine Proposals
January 23rd, 2024
Via Inside Climate News, a look at how – while critical minerals for the clean energy transition are abundant in the Southwest – dozens of mines proposed to access them will require vast sums of water, something in short supply in the desert: One by one, leaders from across Arizona gave speeches touting the importance […]
Read more »Are We Headed for the First Colorado River Compact Tripwire?
January 21st, 2024
Via JFleck at Inkstain, commentary on whether the U.S. southwest is headed for the first Colorado River Compact tripwire? The Bureau of Reclamation’s January 2024 “Most Probable” 24-month study forecasts that annual releases from Glen Canyon Dam for both Water Years 2025 and 2026 will be 7.48 million acre-feet per year (maf). If this happens, the ten-year […]
Read more »Nebraska Buys Land In Colorado To Build Canal, But Doubts Remain about Plans to Divert Water
January 18th, 2024
Via NPR’s KUST, a report on Nebraska’s purchase of land in Colorado as part of potential water diversion scheme: Nebraska is moving forward with plans to build a canal that would redirect some South Platte River water out of Colorado. The state bought about 90 acres of land in Colorado as part of construction plans. […]
Read more »How Imperial Valley Became a Target for Water
January 10th, 2024
Via The Desert Review, commentary on how California’s Imperial Valley became a target for water: If you were paying attention, strange things started happening in 2022. Reporters from the Washington Post, the New York Times, and other major news outlets began showing up in Holtville, Westmorland, and even in unassuming fields across the valley. Meanwhile, hedge […]
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