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Does this fisherman have the right to be in this billionaire’s backyard?

By Louis Wertz | September 14, 2022

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…

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“I’d Have to Bury You Out Here.” The New Mexico Stream Access Battle Is Far From Over

By Louis Wertz | August 14, 2022

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.…

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Drought cost California’s ag industry $1.1 billion last year, UC Merced researchers say

By Zach Altman | April 1, 2022

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.

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USDA to Provide Payments to Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought or Wildfire

By Zach Altman | March 31, 2022

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…

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Water availability, regs spur farmland value chasm

By Zach Altman | March 29, 2022

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…

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Colorado hits a “hard pause” on water demand management as it waits for other states to catch up

By Zach Altman | March 25, 2022

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…

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Forest Service interactive map spotlights connection between water and ANF

By Zach Altman | March 22, 2022

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…

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Drought amplifies beetle damage to Colorado’s forests

By Zach Altman | March 17, 2022

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.

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Race to the bottom: How big business took over Oregon’s first protected aquifer

By Zach Altman | March 16, 2022

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.

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Size of drought in US increased by the area of California in the past month

By Zach Altman | March 10, 2022

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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