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Arizona Revokes Water Permits For Saudi-Owned Alfalfa Farm
April 27th, 2023
Via KTAR News, a report that Arizona has revoked the water permits for a Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that drill permits for a Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm in La Paz County have been revoked. Two deep-water wells were approved for Fondomonte Arizona LLC eight months ago, which Mayes called […]
Read more »A New Front In Water Wars: Your Internet Use
April 26th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on the growing controversy on how – in the American West – data centers are clashing with local communities that want to preserve water amid drought: When Jenn Duff heard that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, wanted to build yet another data center in Mesa, Ariz., she was […]
Read more »Colorado River Water: Is Fallowing Farmland A Fair Way To Conserve?
April 26th, 2023
Via Christian Science Monitor, a look at the potential of fallowing farmland as a way to conserve Colorado River water: What’s a farmer’s favorite vegetable to eat? “The one that’s making the most money,” Craig Elmore says. Crops bring profit. But this year, as before, Mr. Elmore isn’t farming some fields. These more than 2,000 […]
Read more »Large Amounts of U.S. Food Grown Using Water From A River That’s Drying Up
April 20th, 2023
Via Vox, a report on how a huge amount of US food is grown in the desert using water from a river that’s drying up: An hour east of San Diego, there’s a lonely stretch of dry, barren land. There’s not much here but sand, dirt, and some wiry shrubs. But keep driving east and the […]
Read more »The Worst-Case Scenario For Drought On The Colorado River
April 20th, 2023
Via Vox, a look at the worst-case scenario for drought on the Colorado River, a waterbody that one in eight Americans depend on: The Colorado River provides water for irrigation, power generation, recreation, and habitats for endangered species. But the 40 million people who drink from this critical artery have watched it wither amid the region’s worst […]
Read more »The Colorado River Is Going Dry…To Feed Cows
April 19th, 2023
Via Vox, a look at the real cause the Colorado River is drying up: Last May, 30 miles east of the Las Vegas Strip, a barrel containing a dead body washed up on the shores of Lake Mead, the country’s largest water reservoir. In the following months, more human remains surfaced, along with a World […]
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