A wet and cool start to 2023 helped Southern Nevada consume 25 percent less water from the drought-stricken Colorado River through the first five months of the year. From January through May, the region’s consumptive use from the river was just under 61,000 acre-feet of water, Warren Turkett, a natural resource analyst for the Colorado […]
Lake Mead has risen more than 3 feet over the past month, and nearly 13 feet since Jan. 1. The lake, which supplies 90% of the water used in the Las Vegas valley, is bucking the trend of the past five years. Lake Mead typically drops beginning around April, following a seasonal pattern. As snow […]
Over the past century, the fossil fuel industry has made a habit of letting others clean up their messes. Today, the U.S. is dotted with millions of “orphaned wells,” crevices in the earth that companies once used to extract oil and subsequently abandoned once they were no longer considered profitable. But additional help appears to […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills Monday aimed at streamlining the construction of solar and wind farms, reservoirs, bridges, railways and other infrastructure projects in the Golden State.
Schools in New Delhi were forced to close Monday after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital, with landslides and flash floods killing at least 15 people over the last three days. Farther north, the overflowing Beas River swept vehicles downstream as it flooded neighborhoods. In Japan, torrential rain pounded the southwest, causing floods and mudslides that left […]
As droughts strain water supplies across Western states, some cities and farmers have struggled with mandatory cutbacks. Determining who gets cut is decided by the foundational pecking order of Western water: the older your claim to water, created as the country expanded westward, the better protected it is. When there’s a shortage, those with newer […]
Las Vegas Water Use Down 25% This Year, But a Hot Summer Looms
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Las Vegas Review-Journalby Colton LochheadA wet and cool start to 2023 helped Southern Nevada consume 25 percent less water from the drought-stricken Colorado River through the first five months of the year. From January through May, the region’s consumptive use from the river was just under 61,000 acre-feet of water, Warren Turkett, a natural resource analyst for the Colorado […]
Lake Mead and Lake Powell Water Levels Have Risen, But Runoff Slowing Down
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /KLAS Las Vegasby Greg HaasLake Mead has risen more than 3 feet over the past month, and nearly 13 feet since Jan. 1. The lake, which supplies 90% of the water used in the Las Vegas valley, is bucking the trend of the past five years. Lake Mead typically drops beginning around April, following a seasonal pattern. As snow […]
Biden Administration Announces $660 Million To Plug Abandoned Wells
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Gristby Lylla YounisOver the past century, the fossil fuel industry has made a habit of letting others clean up their messes. Today, the U.S. is dotted with millions of “orphaned wells,” crevices in the earth that companies once used to extract oil and subsequently abandoned once they were no longer considered profitable. But additional help appears to […]
Newsom Signs Bills to Speed up Infrastructure Projects
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service by Natalie HansonCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills Monday aimed at streamlining the construction of solar and wind farms, reservoirs, bridges, railways and other infrastructure projects in the Golden State.
Deadly Flooding is Hitting Several Countries at Once. Scientists Say This Will Only Be More Common
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AP Newsby Isabella O'Malley, Brittany Peterson, and Drew CostleySchools in New Delhi were forced to close Monday after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital, with landslides and flash floods killing at least 15 people over the last three days. Farther north, the overflowing Beas River swept vehicles downstream as it flooded neighborhoods. In Japan, torrential rain pounded the southwest, causing floods and mudslides that left […]
A Racist Past and Hotter Future Are Testing Western Water Like Never Before
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /nprby Lauren SommerAs droughts strain water supplies across Western states, some cities and farmers have struggled with mandatory cutbacks. Determining who gets cut is decided by the foundational pecking order of Western water: the older your claim to water, created as the country expanded westward, the better protected it is. When there’s a shortage, those with newer […]