aquifers

California Groundwater Law Means Big Changes Above Ground, Too

The state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is likely to result in fallowing thousands of acres of farmland. Local governments are…

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Farmers drawing groundwater from Ogallala Aquifer faster than nature replaces it

Every summer the U.S. Central Plains go dry, leading farmers to tap into groundwater to irrigate sorghum, soy, cotton, wheat…

6 years ago

Renewable Energy Saves Water and Creates Jobs

Credit: David Hogan Getty Images A common argument for expanding renewable energy sources is that technologies such as solar panels…

6 years ago

The Water Wars of Arizona

Homes in the Sulphur Springs Valley in Arizona stand just outside a corn field with a large irrigation system. Photo…

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Radiokrypton dating plumbs mysteries of water aquifers

Argonne physicist Peter Mueller and his colleagues are selectively capturing and counting rare isotopes of krypton to determine the age…

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