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Plans for a major freshwater pipeline for the Las Vegas Valley hit a legal roadblock.
A ruling from Nevada’s Supreme Court last week has threatened the fate of a massive pipeline project once hailed as critical to Las Vegas’ freshwater supply
Growing supply and demand gaps.
In the third installment of Climate Change Coping Strategies excerpts from James G. Workman’s Heart of Dryness we reveal the struggle to develop effective infrastructure in the face of climate change.
Americans demonstrate concern for water issues, particularly for water pollution and the lack of safe drinking water.
By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica David Hasemyer The San Diego Union-Tribune This story was co-published with the San Diego Union-Tribune and also appears in that newspaper’s Dec. 21, 2008 issue. The Colorado River, the life vein of the Southwestern United States, is in trouble. The river’s water is hoarded the moment it trickles out of the […]
Profligate use hurts in unexpected places Quest for new supplies nationwide UPDATE: Please read our 2009 update on water problems in the US. Striking symbols of American engineering prowess, Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam stand in testimony to the U.S. spirit of growth and prosperity. But the 28.5 million acre feet Lake Mead is […]
By Keith Schneider Circle of Blue Senior Editor (posted from Modeshift.org) The era of global climate change has produced such rainy and warm conditions in northern Michigan that a winter’s worth of snow and ice melted completely here over the last two days. Meanwhile it’s dry, desperately so, in several huge and significant regions of […]
“Best management practices” are not impeding flow of farm nutrients into nation’s waters.
Chevron and two utilities are building big methane biodigesters on the state’s largest dairies.
The Rundown Bureau of Reclamation reassesses options for Colorado River water conservation over next three years. The White House asks Congress for $55 billion on domestic disaster relief, other emergencies. The Treasury Department releases a report on climate hazards and household finances. The House approves a 2024 budget for the Army Corps and Interior Department […]
Ineffective voluntary pollution prevention practices are set aside for mandatory regulation.
Crop production practices that limit nutrients are largely ignored.
