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Every Drop Counts In America’s River Crisis
July 2nd, 2024
Via National Geographic, a look at the Rio Grande and Colorado Rivers, two of the most threatened rivers in the U.S.: Our nation’s most vital waterways are drying up at an alarming rate due to global warming, increased human water use, and other man-made impacts. Nowhere is this crisis seen as dramatically than in the […]
Read more »Water-Rich Gila River Tribe Near Phoenix Flexes Its Political Muscles In A Drying West
June 27th, 2024
Via AP News, a look at the role that the water-rich Gila River tribe near Phoenix can play in a drying West: Stephen Roe Lewis grew up seeing stacks of legal briefs at the dinner table — often, about his tribe’s water. His father, the late Rodney Lewis, was general counsel for the Gila River […]
Read more »Looking Beneath The Surface: Does Arizona Have Enough Water?
June 26th, 2024
Via NPR, an article on Arizona’s water picture: Brett Fleck does not have an easy job. He manages water for a city in the desert. He has to keep taps flowing while facing a complicated equation: The city is growing — attracting big business and thousands of new residents every year — but its main […]
Read more »A Cowboy Entrepreneur Dreams of a Massive Water Pipeline Over the Rockies
June 13th, 2024
Via Mother Jones, a report on a proposed project which could be “the largest privately funded water project in Western history”: Water is life. It’s also big business. In our November + December 2023 issue, Mother Jones dives into the West’s deepening water crisis—and the forces behind it, from historic drought to short-sighted policies to […]
Read more »Why Is the Colorado River Running Dry?
June 11th, 2024
Via Mother Jones, an article on the impact – not just of drought – but the impact of putting sacred cows above farmers, cities, and a secure future on the Colorado River: The Colorado River seen flowing south from Lake Powell through the Navajo NationRussel Albert Daniels Water is life. It’s also big business. In […]
Read more »US Groundwater Is Being Shipped Overseas
June 11th, 2024
Via Mother Jones, a commentary on how Western states are selling off their aquifers to China and Gulf States: Alfalfa hay is a water-intensive crop, and exporting it is equivalent to exporting precious groundwater.Jack Richardson Water is life. It’s also big business. In our November + December 2023 issue, Mother Jones dives into the West’s […]
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