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In Arizona Water Ruling, the Hopi Tribe Sees Limits on Its Future
July 7th, 2023
Via ProPublica, an article on how Arizona’s unique method for awarding water to tribes was supposed to open up economic possibilities beyond farming for the Hopi Tribe. Instead, the tribe says it has dashed their dreams of building a thriving homeland: In September 2020, the Hopi Tribe’s four-decade effort to secure its right to water […]
Read more »The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water.
July 6th, 2023
Via ProPublica, a look at how the Chemehuevi’s reservation fronts about 30 miles of the Colorado River, yet 97% of the tribe’s water stays in the river, much of it used by Southern California cities, but he tribe isn’t paid for it: At night, the lights of Lake Havasu City’s hotels, boat launches and neighborhoods […]
Read more »Water Woes Are Slowing Growth Around Phoenix. What About Las Vegas?
July 3rd, 2023
Via Las Vegas Review Journal, a look at the impact of drought on growth in Las Vegas: Arizona officials announced this month that the state would not approve new housing construction on the burgeoning edges of the Phoenix metro area because there isn’t enough water to support planned future growth. The announcement brought a national focus […]
Read more »Water Crisis In The Navajo Nation
July 1st, 2023
Via Good Morning America, a video look at how nearly a third of Navajo nation lacks running water and what everyday life is like for thousands of Americans who live without running water.
Read more »Waterproof, Louisiana: Bearing the Brunt of America’s Aging Water Infrastructure
July 1st, 2023
Via ABC News, a look at what happens to a community when the water runs dry, specifically a report the aging infrastructure in Louisiana, which ranks as one of the worst in the country. In Waterproof, Louisiana, a lack of clean and safe water is not only putting its residents at risk, but threatening the […]
Read more »Solar Is Booming in the California Desert, if Water Issues Don’t Get in the Way
June 26th, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, a report on how utility-scale solar farms – which are spreading rapidly across the desert Southwest – are stressing the region’s already overtaxed groundwater and communities are beginning to push back: Solar farms stretch out mile after mile along Interstate 10 around Palm Springs, creating one of the densest areas of […]
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