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Book Reviews
Norris Hundley's magisterial Water in the West is back in print to enlighten readers about water politics, especially the Colorado River Compact.
by Matt Jenkins,
Oct 26, 2009
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Sidebar
In dry eastern Washington, small farmers resent a corporate feedlot’s access to scarce water supplies.
by Cally Carswell,
Oct 19, 2009
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Current
Unregulated domestic wells are straining water supplies in Washington’s Yakima Valley and throughout the West.
by Cally Carswell,
Oct 19, 2009
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Uncommon Places
In 2003, Colorado's Grand Ditch was breached, causing flood damage to the Upper Colorado River and to Rocky Mountain National Park.
by Susan J. Tweit,
Oct 14, 2009
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News
Science writer Madeleine Nash talks about the importance of the Great Basin's springs, with photos by Thomas Nash.
by Cally Carswell,
Oct 13, 2009
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Multimedia
Freelance science writer Madeleine Nash talks to Marty Durlin about the vulnerable springs of the Great Basin, and the threats they face from invasive species and the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
by Marty Durlin,
Oct 09, 2009
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Sidebar
The Southern Nevada Water Authority is slowly removing obstacles in the way of its plan to pump water from the Great Basin and ship it to Las Vegas.
by Matt Jenkins,
Oct 05, 2009
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Editor's Note
With climate change threatening water supplies, and the economy slowing growth in the West's thirstiest cities, it's time for a paradigm shift.
by Jonathan Thompson,
Oct 05, 2009
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Feature
Rare and tiny spring-dwelling creatures are threatened by everything from invasive species to Las Vegas' plan to pump groundwater from a rural part of Nevada.
by J. Madeleine Nash,
Oct 05, 2009
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Perspective
National parks are good for a lot of things, including keeping water in rivers.
by Ed Quillen,
Sep 23, 2009
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Writers on the Range
Colorado's Cache la Poudre River is the third most endangered river in the country because so many Front Range developers are lusting after its water.
by Carol Jones,
Sep 03, 2009
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Writers on the Range
Since (like it or not) all water is recycled, why not drink your community’s recycled wastewater?
by Jonathan Parkinson,
Aug 06, 2009
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Writers on the Range
The little farming town of Mancos, Colo., is finding ways to remove salt from its water and make irrigation more efficient during drought.
by Tom Wolf,
Jul 24, 2009
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Multimedia
Listen to Aaron Million talk about his Wyoming to Colorado pipeline dreams.
by Marty Durlin,
Jul 22, 2009
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Uncommon Westerners
Aaron Million wants to build a gigantic water pipeline all the way from southwest Wyoming to Colorado's Front Range.
by Emily Underwood ,
Jul 22, 2009
