drought

The Search for Solutions to Colorado’s Water Crisis

Photo illustration by C. J. Burton Nearly half a million homes in the Centennial State could be without water by…

2 years ago

Investors Snap Up Colorado River Water Rights…

...Bet On An Increasingly Scarce Resource With the federal government poised to force Western states to change how they manage…

2 years ago

U.S. Senate Bill aimed at aiding drought in the Klamath Basin

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – Oregon U.S. Senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have introduced legislation to support farmers and ranchers,…

2 years ago

California Water Agencies Hoped A Deluge Would Recharge Their Aquifers. But When It Came, Some Couldn’t Use It

WESTERN WATER IN-DEPTH: January storms jump-started recharge projects in badly overdrafted San Joaquin Valley, but hurdles with state permits and…

2 years ago

LADWP Confirms Elevation of Mono Lake Is Rising, No Emergency Conditions Present

[H2O IQ editor's note: also see the immediately preceding post concerning the Mono Lake Tribe of California and its concerns…

2 years ago