Does this fisherman have the right to be in this billionaire’s backyard?
In 2018, Hill, 81, a retired nuclear weapons scientist, filed a lawsuit asking the state to clarify its notoriously muddy stream-access laws vis-à-vis one of his favorite trout fishing grounds. To the…
Read More...“I’d Have to Bury You Out Here.” The New Mexico Stream Access Battle Is Far From Over
The Western Landowners Alliance sees things differently. The alliance’s mission is to sustain working lands, connected landscapes, and native species, and executive director Lesli Allison says this argument is misguided.…
Read More...Drought cost California’s ag industry $1.1 billion last year, UC Merced researchers say
A new report led by UC Merced researchers estimates California’s drought cost the state’s agriculture sector about $1.1 billion and nearly 8,750 full- and part-time jobs last year.
Read More...USDA to Provide Payments to Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought or Wildfire
The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that ranchers who have approved applications through the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for forage losses due to severe drought or…
Read More...Water availability, regs spur farmland value chasm
It took a few years, but ag land values in California now reflect action taken by legislators eight years ago to pass the state’s landmark groundwater law. A growing chasm…
Read More...Colorado hits a “hard pause” on water demand management as it waits for other states to catch up
Colorado is taking a “hard pause” on investigating the viability of demand management, a program that would allow the state to pay water users to temporarily and voluntarily conserve water…
Read More...Forest Service interactive map spotlights connection between water and ANF
Have you ever wondered where your drinking water comes from? To help land managers and the public understand where their water comes from and what affects it, the USDA Forest…
Read More...Drought amplifies beetle damage to Colorado’s forests
Insects and drought are taking an increasing toll on Colorado’s forests, challenging the long-term sustainability and resiliency of the state’s roughly 24.5 million acres of forest, a new report says.
Read More...Race to the bottom: How big business took over Oregon’s first protected aquifer
In Malheur County’s Cow Valley, state regulators have ignored known issues with overpumping groundwater, leaving the region at risk of economic and ecological damage that will be difficult to reverse.
Read More...Size of drought in US increased by the area of California in the past month
More than 61% of the contiguous US is in some classification of drought this week, according to the US Drought Monitor.
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