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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 […]
Read more »Its Promised Land Drying, Mormon Church Works To Save The Great Salt Lake
June 25th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on how the Mormon Church is activating to save the Great Salt Lake: The valley here was shades of brown, its vast saline lake shimmering, when Brigham Young first surveyed the landscape in 1847 and recognized a place he had seen in a vision: a spot to make the […]
Read more »America’s Dry Heat
June 25th, 2023
Via Slate, a report on America’s water crisis which is seeing more communities losing their access to water at the worst possible moment: The heat waves wracking the country are bad enough on their own. But they’re colliding with another crisis: The water is running low. Throughout this month, persistent triple-digit temperatures have blanketed the […]
Read more »U.S. Southwest’s Great River Is Dying
June 24th, 2023
Via the World Wildlife Fund, a sobering look at America’s Rio Grande River: The iconic Rio Grande, or “Great River,” is at risk of losing its greatness. Water overuse and climate change have heavily depleted the once-mighty flow of the river, creating desperate conditions for the farming communities and natural ecosystems that depend on it. […]
Read more »Tribes Seek Greater Involvement In Talks On Colorado River Water Crisis
June 20th, 2023
Courtesy of The Los Angeles Times, a report on tribes seeking greater involvement in talks on the Colorado River water crisis: As the federal government starts negotiations on long-term plans for the overtapped Colorado River, leaders of tribes are pushing for more involvement in the talks, saying they want to be at the table in […]
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