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Water supplies: states grapple with how to grow in drying WestWater supplies: states grapple with how to grow in drying West

Water supplies: states grapple with how to grow in drying West

POLITICO illustration/Photos by iStock Communities are being forced to confront the challenge of not enough water to support building into…

12 months ago
Catholics are sounding the alarm on dwindling Colorado RiverCatholics are sounding the alarm on dwindling Colorado River

Catholics are sounding the alarm on dwindling Colorado River

Photo: An elevated view shows the dramatic decline of water levels at Lake Mead near Boulder City, Nev., The nation's…

2 years ago
The Linked Ecological Futures Of America And ChinaThe Linked Ecological Futures Of America And China

The Linked Ecological Futures Of America And China

Image: Flora Weil for Noema Magazine When one country’s desert forms another’s rain, then one’s dream is another’s peril. In…

2 years ago
The Search for Solutions to Colorado’s Water CrisisThe Search for Solutions to Colorado’s Water Crisis

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
Colorado basin drought sparks water limits at huge US reservoirColorado basin drought sparks water limits at huge US reservoir

Colorado basin drought sparks water limits at huge US reservoir

The level of Lake Mead – as seen in July 2021 from Boulder City, Nevada – has been steadily declining…

4 years ago