In Crowley County, Colorado, sugar beets and alfalfa used to line the fields. It’s cantaloupes were famous. But that all changed about three decades ago when most of the farmers sold their water rights to rapidly growing cities on the Front Range.
New research has found that the coronavirus lockdown led to dramatic changes in water consumption in England and Wales, and that some of these are likely to continue even after the pandemic.
A coalition of environmental and fishing groups are suing a water district in southern Oregon over an aging, privately owned dam that they say hinders the passage of struggling salmon populations in the pristine North Umpqua River. The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Eugene, asks a judge to order the Winchester Water […]
The EPA under a future Biden administration is expected to quickly move to set regulations on “forever chemicals” in water and other areas, but not to restrict the entire group of thousands of the substances, attorneys said in recent interviews. The Environmental Protection Agency is already expected to set national drinking water limits for two […]
As the largest wildfire in Colorado history spread beyond 200,000 acres, Mark Kempton began to worry it would incinerate so much of the Fort Collins watershed that the city would be unable to guarantee water to its residents. When the spring rains come next year, ash and debris will pour down the slopes of the […]
2020 has been a tough year for some of the Colorado River basin’s long-planned, most controversial water projects. Proposals to divert water in New Mexico, Nevada and Utah have run up against significant legal, financial and political roadblocks this year. But while environmental groups have cheered the setbacks, it’s still unclear whether these projects have […]
Will the West Figure Out How to Share Water?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Deseret Newsby Sofia JeremiasIn Crowley County, Colorado, sugar beets and alfalfa used to line the fields. It’s cantaloupes were famous. But that all changed about three decades ago when most of the farmers sold their water rights to rapidly growing cities on the Front Range.
Coronavirus Lockdown Caused Dramatic Changes in Water Consumption, Research Finds
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Phys.Orgby Joe StaffordNew research has found that the coronavirus lockdown led to dramatic changes in water consumption in England and Wales, and that some of these are likely to continue even after the pandemic.
Fishing, Environmental Groups Sue Over Umpqua River Dam
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AP Newsby Gillian FlaccusA coalition of environmental and fishing groups are suing a water district in southern Oregon over an aging, privately owned dam that they say hinders the passage of struggling salmon populations in the pristine North Umpqua River. The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Eugene, asks a judge to order the Winchester Water […]
Biden’s EPA Expected to Pass Limits on Some ‘Forever Chemicals’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Bloomberg Lawby Pat RizzutoThe EPA under a future Biden administration is expected to quickly move to set regulations on “forever chemicals” in water and other areas, but not to restrict the entire group of thousands of the substances, attorneys said in recent interviews. The Environmental Protection Agency is already expected to set national drinking water limits for two […]
Wildfires Emerge as Threat to Water Quantity Across Parched West
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg Lawby Bobby MagillAs the largest wildfire in Colorado history spread beyond 200,000 acres, Mark Kempton began to worry it would incinerate so much of the Fort Collins watershed that the city would be unable to guarantee water to its residents. When the spring rains come next year, ash and debris will pour down the slopes of the […]
2020 Delivers Setbacks For Some Long-Planned Western Water Projects
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KUNC Coloradoby Luke Runyon2020 has been a tough year for some of the Colorado River basin’s long-planned, most controversial water projects. Proposals to divert water in New Mexico, Nevada and Utah have run up against significant legal, financial and political roadblocks this year. But while environmental groups have cheered the setbacks, it’s still unclear whether these projects have […]