What’s Up With Water — August 30, 2022
This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers drought in China, stalled Colorado River negotiations, and lawsuits over flooding in Eastern Kentucky.
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Dry: A Weekly Western Drought Digest — August 23, 2022
The Gila River Indian Community pulls out of a water conservation agreement due to little progress on basin-wide water cuts.
What’s Up With Water — August 23, 2022
This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers a potential catastrophic winter storm in California and new research that revealed what may be causing high case numbers of pediatric cancer in Pennsylvania. Plus, Circle of Blue breaks down the latest water cuts in the Colorado River basin.
Federal Water Tap, August 22: Reclamation Report Sets Deeper Colorado River Cuts
The Rundown Colorado River reservoirs are projected to continue their decline. The Department of Energy publishes a PFAS “roadmap” to outline its response. The EPA proposes rules changes to improve safety at facilities that handle hazardous chemicals. A Supreme Court-appointed special master will hold a conference with Texas and New Mexico representatives in a lawsuit […]
Dry: A Weekly Western Drought Digest — August 16, 2022
The House passes the Inflation Reduction Act, which allocates $4 billion to the Bureau of Reclamation.
Federal Water Tap, August 15: House Passes Inflation Reduction Act
The Rundown The House version of the historic bill retains $4 billion for western drought response. The EPA negotiates a timeline for mercury standards for rivers and lakes in Idaho. FEMA will soon open the application process for $2.3 billion in infrastructure resilience grants. Federal health agencies release a mapping tool to spotlight the unequal […]
Speaking of Water: Climatologist Curtis Riganti Discusses the US Drought Monitor
Curtis Riganti, climatologist at the National Drought Mitigation Center, speaks with Delaney Nelson, Circle of Blue reporting intern, about the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map.
The Bureau of Reclamation’s $4 Billion Drought Question
The Inflation Reduction Act provides the agency with more than twice its annual budget for drought response.
Arizona and California Farmers, Targets for Colorado River Cuts, Draft Their Conservation Strategy
Nearly 1 million acre-feet of compensated water cuts are being discussed.
Dry: A Weekly Western Drought Digest — August 2, 2022
The U.S. House of Representatives passes a wildfire and drought package to address declining water levels and dry conditions.
A Colorado River Glossary: Jargon Explained
How to tell your DCP from your ICS
Dry: A Weekly Western Drought Digest — July 26, 2022
The Albuquerque stretch of the Rio Grande is drying up for the first time in almost 40 years.
