Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water

12 months ago

Photo: Without pumping regulations, rural Arizona has become attractive both for foreign and U.S. farms to produce water-intensive crops, such…

Opinion: The Logjam in Biden’s $50 Billion Dollar Wildfire Plan

12 months ago

Photo: Night operations on the Caldor Fire in September, 2021. Acacia England/USFS The administration’s plan to thin forests ignores an…

CV-SALTS

1 year ago

Providing safe drinking water and managing water quality in the Central Valley for long-term sustainability. The CV-SALTS Program is a…

California Ports hear sea level defense could cost SF Bay $110 bn

1 year ago

California ports heard a report that the cost of defending the San Francisco Bay from sea level rise could cost…

Arizona’s Water Education Center will teach visitors about water conservation and reuse strategies

1 year ago

The new center will be located at the headquarters of Central Arizona Project, a 336-mile system that delivers water to…

Flood risk for millions in USA from the ageing network of levees

1 year ago

There are nearly 2,000 kilometres of levees in the Joaquin River delta in northern California. Image: Jeffrey T Kreulen/Shutterstock Nationwide,…

Arizona’s Gila River Indian Community moves forward with first solar canal project in the US

1 year ago

The project aims to reduce evaporative water losses and minimize water use for power generation. Photo: Courtesy of the Gila…

KNOWABLE: In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, new marine ecosystems are flourishing

1 year ago

In the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, at least 79,000 metric tons of plastic has coalesced to create the Great Pacific…

Energy company wants to build hydropower projects on the Navajo Nation. Not everyone is on board.

1 year ago

Photo: Percy Deal, a resident of the Big Mountain community on Black Mesa, sits in a field near the foothills…

Schooling Fish: Behind the Scenes of Putah Creek Fish Sampling

1 year ago

It’s a curious thing, teaching a classroom of future fish conservationists about revitalizing degraded ecosystems. Putah Creek was an unconventional…