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Tapped Out

Tapped Out is produced in collaboration with the Institute for Nonprofit News and INN member organizations covering the drying American West. 

Tapped Out: 2022

Tapped Out is produced in collaboration with the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), California Health Report, Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, Circle of Blue, Colorado Public Radio, Columbia Insight, The Counter, High Country News, New Mexico In Depth and SJV Water. The project was made possible by a grant from the Water Foundation with additional support from INN.

From Circle of Blue

Utah’s Water Dilemma

November 29, 2021
Record-breaking drought along the Wasatch Front forces tough decisions about water supply.
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Historically Excluded from Colorado River policy, tribes want a say in how the dwindling resource is used.

January 20, 2022
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Who Should Pay to Fix California’s Sunken Canals?

January 13, 2022
Agribusiness and its proponents say repairs will benefit disadvantaged towns. Those residents disagree.
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‘Like a demon that’s always behind us’, the Jackpile Mine toxic legacy continues

December 15, 2021
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This Central Valley Town Has a Carcinogen in its Water. Why Are Solutions So Slow?

December 14, 2021
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As West Withers Corporations Consolidate Land and Water Rights

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How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West

November 23, 2021
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Where Is The Water Going?

November 22, 2021
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Tapped Out: Power, justice and water in the West

Tapped Out: 2021

A collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News, California Health Report, Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, Circle of Blue, Columbia Insight, Ensia, High Country News, New Mexico In Depth and SJV Water. It was made possible by a grant from The Water Desk, with support from Ensia and INN’s Amplify News Project.

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May 4, 2021
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