Results for keyword: water rights
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A little wild
Percentage of federally owned land and wilderness in Western states
by HCN Staff, Sep 18, 2006 -
Two weeks in the West
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 Staff, Sep 18, 2006 -
HCN looks to the future
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 -
Montana court acknowledges water linkage
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 -
On the Colorado River, a tug-of-war on a tightrope
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 -
Farmers and ranchers say city is stealing water
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 -
Who owns Klamath water — farmers or the public?
A judge rules that Pacific Coast fishermen can intervene as a third party in a lawsuit between Klamath River Basin farmers and the federal government
by J.M. McCord, Apr 04, 2005 -
The life of an unsung Western water diplomat
Silver Fox of the Rockies by Daniel Tyler tells the story of Delphus E. Carpenter, who sought peaceful resolutions to Western water problems, and helped create the 1922 Colorado River Compact
by Joshua Zaffos, Mar 21, 2005 -
Texas water case is 'takings' on steroids
Invoking NAFTA, a group of Texas farmers and irrigation districts sues Mexico over the Rio Grande’s water
by Paul Krza, Feb 21, 2005 -
Klamath farmers face a new threat
Klamath Basin farmers may be hit with a huge increase in electric rates, but some say that even putting farms out of business may not save enough water for endangered fish
by Michael Milstein, Feb 07, 2005
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