Water
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Focus
Catron County confluence
A threat to Catron County's groundwater brings conservative ranchers and liberal newcomers together.
by Arla Shephard , Nov 24, 2009 -
Letters
Water overdrafts
by Mark Schlosberg , Nov 22, 2009 -
Letters
Well-grounded fears
by David Shively, Nov 22, 2009 -
Letters
"Mulroyed"?
by Susan Lynn , Nov 08, 2009 -
Book Reviews
The diplomacy of water
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 -
Sidebar
A loophole you can squeeze a feedlot through
In dry eastern Washington, small farmers resent a corporate feedlot’s access to scarce water supplies.
by Cally Carswell, Oct 19, 2009 -
Current
Death by a thousand wells
Unregulated domestic wells are straining water supplies in Washington’s Yakima Valley and throughout the West.
by Cally Carswell, Oct 19, 2009 -
Uncommon Places
Water across the Divide
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 13, 2009 -
News
Slideshow: The tiny creatures of the Great Basin
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 -
Multimedia
Audio: Big threats to small ecosystems
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 -
Editor's Note
Suck this, Vegas!
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 -
Sidebar
Vegas forges ahead on pipeline plan
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 -
Feature
Silenced Springs?
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 -
Perspective
Water and the National Parks
National parks are good for a lot of things, including keeping water in rivers.
by Ed Quillen, Sep 23, 2009 -
Writers on the Range
The Poudre: A river besieged by thirsty cities
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






