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Idaho is weathering the drought by taking a new,
scientific approach to managing water use among its
farmers
by Rocky Barker,
Jun 13, 2005
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In New Mexico, Alamogordo’s plan to build a
desalinization plant and tap the Tularosa Basin aquifer has area
ranchers and farmers worried
by Hilary Watts,
Apr 18, 2005
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Ski resorts become a tool for real estate speculation and
development across the West.
by Mark Matthews,
Apr 18, 2005
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A recent study from the U.S. Geological Survey finds
traces of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and personal care products in
Colorado’s streams and groundwater
by Michelle Nijhuis,
Jul 16, 2008
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In Common Waters, Diverging Streams
William Blomquist, Edella Schlager, and Tanya Heikkila argue on
behalf of "conjunctive management" – coordinating the use of
surface water with underground aquifers
by Matt Jenkins,
Apr 04, 2005
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Following a controversial study, the Environmental
Protection Agency decides to raise the drinking water standards for
perchlorate to a dosage environmentalists say is dangerously
high
by J.M. McCord,
Mar 21, 2005
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Diesel fuel – leaking from a massive railroad
refueling depot –slips into a major drinking water aquifer on
the Idaho-Washington border.
by Kevin Taylor,
Mar 21, 2005
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It’s high time Arizona realized it’s a desert,
and has to share the Colorado River with six other dry Western
states
by Greg Hanscom,
Mar 21, 2005
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Rampant growth in the Phoenix area and a severe drought on
the Colorado River challenge Arizona's water
sustainability.
by Matt Jenkins,
Mar 21, 2005
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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
