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The Forgotten Sovereigns of the Colorado River
July 16th, 2023
Via Politico, a look at how – as the West’s major river dries up – tribes have asserted rights to its water long ignored by state and federal authorities: If it weren’t for the Colorado River, Albuquerque wouldn’t exist — at least, not as a city of half a million. Which is interesting, because the city […]
Read more »California Democrats Chip Away At Historic Water Rights
July 12th, 2023
Via The Center Square, a report that California Democrats are moving forward a bill to chip away historic water rights: The California Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife today passed a bill out of committee that would empower the State Water Board to chip away at historic water rights and significantly reduce rural water allocations. […]
Read more »Tracing Mining’s Threat to U.S. Waters
July 12th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at mining’s threat to U.S. waters: In the mountain streams of southern British Columbia and northern Montana, a rugged part of the world, fish with misshapen skulls and twisted spines have been caught over the years. Many scientists attribute the malformed creatures and declines in certain fish […]
Read more »Scientists Warned of a Salton Sea Disaster. No One Listened.
July 9th, 2023
Via Undark, a detailed look at the Salton Sea, a little-known health and environmental tragedy: ON THE AFTERNOON OF Oct. 6, 2022, a massive dust storm rose in the drought-parched Sonoran Desert just southeast of California’s Salton Sea. Wind, gusting at more than 60 miles per hour, whipped the desert floor into a vaulting curtain of […]
Read more »River of Words: First Nations and U.S. Water
July 8th, 2023
Courtesy of Sibley’s Rivers, part one of a detailed look We’re seeing not just being at the table, but actually having an influence on the agenda. We’re looking at the next step – because you can have a seat at the table, but not be taken seriously. And tribes, especially now in regards to water, […]
Read more »Water Scarcity Could Derail U.S. Green Hydrogen Plans
July 8th, 2023
Via OilPrice.com, a report on the impact that water scarcity could have upon America’s green hydrogen plans: Proposed green hydrogen hubs along the U.S. Gulf Coast would require a lot of fresh water in drought-prone areas, so clean hydrogen production may need costly and environmentally-damaging desalination plants, activist groups have told Reuters. As part of […]
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