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Saltwater Threat to Louisiana Drinking Water to Grow Across US
October 11th, 2023
Courtesy of The Guardian, a look at how Louisiana residents are facing a crisis as seawater penetrates Mississippi, but scientists say other coastal cities likely to be affected over time: The threat to drinking water from the kind of saltwater intrusion currently creeping up the drought-hit Mississippi River towards New Orleans will increasingly be faced […]
Read more »Arizona Is Evicting a Saudi Alfalfa Farm, But The Thirsty Crop Isn’t Going Anywhere
October 10th, 2023
Via Grist, a report on Arizona’s recent decision to evict a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the state’s decision will do little to solve a water shortage largely driven by irrigated agriculture; As Arizona struggles to adapt to a water shortage that has dried out farms and scuttled development plans, one company has emerged as a central […]
Read more »A Third of the US Is Stuck In a Drought. It Could Get Worse
October 7th, 2023
Via The Messenger, a report on U.S. drought, where hot and dry conditions have persisted for 11 weeks straight across much of the nation: After the hottest September on record, about one-third of the United States is experiencing drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The conditions have persisted for 11 weeks straight. Higher-than-average temperatures […]
Read more »Arizona Moves to End Saudi Farm’s Controversial Groundwater Deals
October 5th, 2023
Via AZCentral, a report on Arizona’s move to end a Saudi farm’s controversial groundwater deals to grow, export alfalfa: Gov. Katie Hobbs’ administration on Monday announced two steps to stop a controversial Saudi Arabian company from using groundwater beneath state land in western Arizona to grow and export alfalfa. Hobbs said in a statement that […]
Read more »California Will Have Less Water In The Future, and What It May Mean
October 5th, 2023
Via The Sacramento Bee, commentary on California’s water future: The Newsom administration is taking steps to lower your water use in the coming years, and for some communities — by a lot. In the Sacramento County city of Folsom for example, residents are tentatively projected to face water cutbacks of 15% for homes and outdoor […]
Read more »San Diego Gears Up to Deal Water Across the West
October 3rd, 2023
Via the Voice of San Diego, a look at the fact that it has been twenty years since San Diego bought Colorado River water from its farming neighbors, and it now seeks to attract investors in its other water assets: This October marks 20 years since San Diego cut a famous deal that protected it […]
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