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Western States Won’t Lose As Much Colorado River Water in 2024
August 17th, 2023
Via ABC News, an report on the federal government’s recent decision to ease water cuts for Western states reliant on the Colorado River next year: Federal officials said Tuesday they will ease water cuts for Western states reliant on the Colorado River in 2024, thanks to a slightly improved outlook, but long-term challenges remain. The […]
Read more »Arizona Is Not Running Out of Water or Workers
August 16th, 2023
Via Foreign Policy, counter commentary from Arizona officials on how the state will remain a destination for foreign investment due to a skilled workforce, leadership in water conservation, and low tax burdens: A recent article published in Foreign Policy arguing against corporate investment in Arizona completely misses the mark. Not only does it misstate the […]
Read more »Turf Wars: Las Vegas Needs Water, But Won’t Find It In Lawns
August 16th, 2023
Via ProPublica, a report on the potential and limitations of Las Vegas’ efforts to save water by replacing lawns: As millions of newcomers have flocked to the Las Vegas Valley over the past 50 years, every level of government in the nation’s driest state has worked to ensure that water shortages don’t stop the growth. […]
Read more »Thirsty For Its Next Big Investment Opportunity, Wall Street Looks At The West’s Vanishing Water
August 15th, 2023
Via CNN, a report on growing investment interest in the U.S. West’s vanishing water: Situated in the Sonoran Desert near the Arizona-California border is the tiny rural town of Cibola – home to roughly 300 people, depending on the season. Life here depends almost entirely on the Colorado River, which nourishes thirsty crops like cotton and alfalfa, […]
Read more »How Much Water Is Left In The Colorado River?
August 15th, 2023
Via CNN, a look at efforts to determine how much water is left in the Colorado River: Fresh off a phenomenal winter snowpack, water levels on the Colorado River are going up for the first time in years. As a result, federal officials will announce this week that they are easing water restrictions in the Southwest […]
Read more »Is Agriculture Sucking New Mexico Dry?
August 12th, 2023
Via Food & Water Watch, a report on New Mexico’s agriculture-driven water challenges: New Mexico’s present state and future water projections are harrowing. A 2018 report found that all planning regions in New Mexico will have less than 75 percent of the necessary supply to meet 2060 water demands.10 Crop production has already fallen because […]
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