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Water Wars: The Other Circular Economy
October 30th, 2023
Courtesy of The Breakthrough Institute, a look at the future of farming as Western water grows more scarce and more precious: We humans have a built-in capacity to take things for granted. Perhaps it is a survival instinct, a constant drive to find a placid state of “normal.” It’s an understandable goal, but it is […]
Read more »New Southern California Water Bank Improves Water Supply Reliability for Millions
October 26th, 2023
Via Business Wire, a report on the new $211 million High Desert Water Bank, Metropolitan’s largest-ever investment in groundwater storage: After three years of construction, the first stage of a critical new groundwater storage project is complete and water is flowing into storage, significantly increasing Southern California’s water supply reliability in the face of a […]
Read more »Biden’s $8B Quest To Solve America’s Groundwater Crisis
October 26th, 2023
Via Fast Company, an article on the administration use of infrastructure funding to revive dormant plans for pipelines and reservoirs in rural areas across the West: Water is hard to come by on the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, and it has been for a long time. The Chippewa Cree tribe members who live on this reservation in […]
Read more »California’s Epic Rain Year Boosted Groundwater Levels, But Not Enough To Recoup Losses
October 25th, 2023
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times, a report that California’s epic rain year boosted groundwater levels, but not enough to recoup losses: California’s extraordinarily wet year brought the state vast quantities of water that have soaked into the ground and given a substantial boost to the state’s groundwater supplies, but not nearly enough to reverse […]
Read more »Inside Poland Spring’s Hidden Attack on Water Rules It Didn’t Like
October 25th, 2023
A new report from the New York Times details the successful efforts of BlueTriton, the company that owns Poland Spring bottled water, to stymie groundwater protections in Maine: When Maine lawmakers tried to rein in large-scale access to the state’s freshwater this year, the effort initially gained momentum. The state had just emerged from drought, and […]
Read more »The Rio Grande: Not Just A Border; A River In Crisis
October 24th, 2023
Via The Conversation, a look at the Rio Grande: The Rio Grande is one of the longest rivers in North America, running some 1,900 miles (3,060 kilometers) from the Colorado Rockies southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. It provides fresh water for seven U.S. and Mexican states, and forms the border between Texas and Mexico, where it […]
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