Nevada groundwater order could help save endangered fish
Conservationists say Nevada’s unprecedented interpretation of state water laws to restrict groundwater pumping for development in the desert northeast of Las Vegas could help prevent the extinction of a tiny…
Read More...New Mexico water managers end work on Gila River proposal
A panel of New Mexico water managers voted Thursday to end work on an environmental review related to a proposal to divert and store water from the Gila River. The…
Read More...Groups call on Supreme Court to rule on ‘takings’ issue
The Klamath Basin battle over irrigation rights and private property has been in a legal dispute for 18 years. The Klamath “takings” case (Baley v. United States) stems from the…
Read More...Western Colorado water purchases stir up worries about the future of farming
Water Asset Management, a New York City-based hedge fund, is buying irrigated land on the western slope of Colorado as an investment in the future potential value of the water.…
Read More...EPA report: Dams play large role in raising water temperatures
The EPA issued a report Tuesday detailing summertime water temperature problems on the lower Snake and Columbia rivers and assigning significant responsibility to federal dams. The report said dams on…
Read More...Shrub encroachment on grasslands can increase groundwater recharge
A new study modeled shrub encroachment on a sloping landscape and reached a startling conclusion: Shrub encroachment on slopes can increase the amount of water that goes into groundwater storage.…
Read More...Biologist looks into how native plants survive in the driest soil
What limits the ability of plants to draw water from dry soil? That is the question Cal State Fullerton plant biologist H. Jochen Schenk and his international research collaborators asked in an…
Read More...New Mexico to consider river protections as mining plan looms
More than 200 miles of the Pecos River, its tributaries and other parts of the upper reaches of the northern New Mexico watershed would be protected from future degradation under…
Read More...Water quality can impact livestock production
Providing adequate water to livestock is critical for animal health and production. Canadian studies have shown the quality of water accessible to livestock is directly tied to the amount of…
Read More...Rethinking (waste)water and conservation
In an article published this week in the journal Nature Sustainability, [Kurt] Schwabe and his co-researchers [from the School of Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside] take a close look at…
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