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Saltwater in the Mississippi Threatens Water Supply in New Orleans
September 24th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how wxtreme heat and low rainfall in the Midwest this summer caused the river level to plummet, making it vulnerable to a saltwater “wedge” from the Gulf of Mexico: Drought-like conditions in the Midwest over the summer have created a growing water problem in the New […]
Read more »Water Shortages: A Problem We Can and Must Solve Now
September 23rd, 2023
Via Area Magazine, commentary on U.S. water scarcity: In 1964, US President Lyndon B. Johnson made a historic request: he wanted a large-scale, nuclear-powered desalination programme to address the growing need for potable water in the American Southwest. Members of the federal government were dispatched to Israel for conversations with the world’s leading experts on […]
Read more »Las Vegas Asking Companies That Want To Move or Expand How Much Water They Will Use
September 18th, 2023
Via Business Insider, a look at how Las Vegas is asking companies that want to move or expand there to show how much water they plan to use: Las Vegas is trying to balance economic growth and water conservation. The city is evaluating how much water a new businesses will use before green lighting them. Conserving […]
Read more »U.S. Pumping So Much Groundwater That Its Splitting Ground Open
September 14th, 2023
Via The Insider, a report on the fact that the US has pumped so much groundwater that it’s literally splitting the ground open across the American Southwest: The United States has been pumping so much groundwater it’s splitting the ground open. The giant cracks occur when the ground sags and splits as natural water levels […]
Read more »Dry States’ Interest In Mississippi River Water
September 14th, 2023
Via AP News, an article on some U.S. “dry” states’ interest in Mississippi River water: Mayors from cities along the river are expected to vote on whether to support a new compact among the river’s 10 states at this week’s annual meeting of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, according to its executive director […]
Read more »As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it
September 13th, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, a look at how – as states negotiate future water cuts – some officials are looking to build new dams and reservoirs in the Upper Basin of the overallocated Colorado River to use more water: The fossil fuel industry once boomed here. Oil pump jacks dot the landscape around the community […]
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