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In Oregon, a revolutionary community alliance is working
to put water – and steelhead trout – back into the
Deschutes River
by Matt Jenkins,
Oct 16, 2006
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Although many rural Nevadans are unhappy with Las
Vegas’ plans for a giant groundwater project, the six other
states that rely on water from the Colorado River are hoping the
Nevada project goes ahead.
by Matt Jenkins,
Jul 16, 2008
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Acres leased for drilling in the West
by HCN Staff,
Sep 18, 2006
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Percentage of federally owned land and wilderness in
Western states
by HCN Staff,
Sep 18, 2006
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Bush cuts EPA library budget; BLM admits failure to
protect air quality and wildlife around Pinedale, Wyo., gas fields;
California announces perchlorate limits for drinking water; Grand
Junction, Colo., passes ordinance against drilling
by HCN Staff,
Sep 18, 2006
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In a special summer reading issue, HCN
dishes up a science fiction story that imagines life in the
Southwest in 2030 or so, when "Big Daddy Drought" is in full
stride, and California claims all water
by Greg Hanscom,
Jun 26, 2006
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Montana’s Supreme Court rules that groundwater and
surface water are connected, in a ruling that will affect water
rights and development across the state
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn,
May 29, 2006
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The Klamath Basin water bank was intended to end a
tug-of-war over scarce water, but with some farmers selling off
water while other wells go dry, tensions in the Oregon valley are
only getting worse
by Rebecca Clarren,
Oct 17, 2005
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A wet winter postpones the declaration of a shortage on
the Colorado River as the Upper and Lower Basin states continue to
squabble over long-strategy for dealing with the region's
droughts
by Matt Jenkins,
May 16, 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
