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Wyoming’s runaway energy boom is taking on toll on
the state’s land, especially when the industry’s salty
wastewater spills or leaches into the ground
by J.M. McCord,
Mar 07, 2005
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Critics say an economic development initiative could suck
desert springs and rural counties dry
by Ryan Slattery,
Sep 13, 2004
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Chromium 6 is moving from the California desert toward the
Colorado River, and officials fear it might contaminate the
drinking water supply of 20 million people
by Jodi Peterson,
May 24, 2004
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West Texans are concerned about a planned water deal that
would raise money for the state’s schools, but impact scarce
groundwater, springs and wildlife as far away as Big Bend National
Park
by Matt Jenkins,
Nov 24, 2003
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Nevada’s dirt-poor Lincoln County is rich in water,
but conservationists have reservations about Vidler Water
Company’s plans to market it, and the city of Las Vegas has
its own needs– and plans – for that water
by Matt Jenkins,
Aug 04, 2003
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In Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of
America's Fresh Waters, author Robert Jerome Glennon gives an
absorbing account of the ways we use - and misuse - groundwater in
the United States
by Matt Jenkins,
Nov 25, 2002
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Small desert springs in the Grand Canyon area are
indispensable oases for many plants and animals, but they may be
endangered by development many miles away as the groundwater is
depleted.
by Anne Minard,
Jul 16, 2008
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The Metropolitan Water District's plan to tap aquifers at
Cadiz, Calif., for Los Angeles could harm the fragile groundwater
system that sustains the desert, including the Mojave National
Preserve.
by Kirsten Bovee,
Jul 16, 2008
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As the aquifer that lies under Scottsdale is steadily
emptied to provide water for booming development, Arizonans ought
to consider the fate of the pre-Columbian desert Indians, who once
also thrived in the area - until their water ran out.
by Sunnie Empie,
Jun 22, 1998
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Bottled water company Crystal Geyser and brewing giant
Anheuser-Busch are among those competing for the exceptionally pure
water of Olancha, Calif.
by Martin Forstenzer,
Jul 16, 2008
