Legislation – Policy

What drought? These states are gearing up to draw more water from the Colorado.

Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Wyoming wants to modify the Fontenelle Dam so it can use an extra 80,000…

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Running Dry: New Strategies for Conserving Water on the Colorado

Photo: A canal diverts water from the Colorado River to farms in Palisade, Colorado. Ted Wood Communities along the Colorado…

6 years ago

US EPA sweeps Iowa’s water crisis under the rug

Image Credit: Food and Water Watch WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a Clean Water Act…

6 years ago

‘Series of Government Failures’ Blamed for Flint Water Crisis

Michigan state agencies overseen by Gov. Rick Snyder and a series of emergency managers appointed by the governor are to…

6 years ago

Farmers’ protest is a sign water politics is about to go into hyperdrive

Photo: The confluence of the Murray and Darling rivers. Farmers believe water is not being allocated fairly according to the…

6 years ago

Ambassador Marcia Bernicat on the U.S. Global Water Strategy

The overarching goal of the U.S. Global Water Strategy is to create a more water secure world, said Ambassador Marcia…

6 years ago

Alabama: Birmingham opposes coal mine near drinking water source

Dennis Pillion | dpillion@al.com A drinking water intake facility for the Birmingham Water Works Board along the Black Warrior River's…

6 years ago

State halts work on Great Lakes pipeline tunnel

Photo: Enbridge Line 5 is an oil and natural gas pipeline that crosses under the St. Clair River from Michigan…

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Water Must Drive City Planning

Six of the ten largest US cities are located in the arid southwest region. Would that be the case if…

6 years ago

How the 2019 winter washed away California’s drought

Photo: Aerial view of snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains. Credit: NOAA Monday, March 25th 2019, 11:47 am - Every major reservoir…

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