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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 […]
Read more »As Colorado River Declines, Water Scarcity and the Hunt for New Sources Drive up Rates
June 19th, 2023
Courtesy of Inside Climate News, a report on how the price of water is rising across the Southwest as utilities look to cover the cost of the increasingly scarce resource, the infrastructure to treat and distribute it and the search for new supplies: Across the Southwest, water users are preparing for a future with a […]
Read more »Colorado River Deal Forever Changes The Price Of Water In The West
June 15th, 2023
Via CalMatters, commentary on how the recent Colorado River deal forever changes the price of water in the West: For the first time in this drought-stricken century, a new price for water has been set under the new Colorado River pact. This agreement is the start of the end of agriculture as we know it […]
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