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Two weeks in the West

Despite a cold winter, the West is still warming; the Southern Nevada Water Authority has wild ideas about water; renewable energy is on a roll, but expensive Western resorts are not; neglected Forest Service roads make a mess in the Pacific Northwest.

by Sarah Gilman, Apr 14, 2008
Effluent, effluent everywhere

A recent turbidity crisis in Paonia resulted in the issuance of a “boil order,” which reminded us locals how precious clean water is in the arid West.

by John Mecklin, Sep 17, 2007
Harvesting the sky

Thirsty Santa Fe, N.M., considers an innovative law requiring all new buildings to install rainwater-harvesting systems.

by Cristina Opdahl, Apr 02, 2007
Waiting for Rain

The hurricanes in the Gulf and New Mexico’s endless drought lead the author to wonder why it is human beings refuse to take nature seriously

by Laura Paskus, Feb 20, 2006
Outgrowing the Earth: The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures

In Outgrowing the Earth, environmental prophet Lester Brown writes a frightening nonfiction disaster thriller about the problems facing the planet

by Staff, Jul 25, 2005
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
Troubled — and shallow — waters on the West's largest river

The Columbia River Basin's serious drought means a hard choice between fish and hydropower

by Michelle Nijhuis, Apr 18, 2005
What's worse than the worst-case scenario? Real life

Ten years ago, Ben Harding created a worst-case drought scenario for a U.S. Geological Survey study, but the current drought on the Colorado River may be even worse than he imagined

by Matt Jenkins, Mar 21, 2005

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Results for keyword: water shortages

Two weeks in the West

Effluent, effluent everywhere

Harvesting the sky

Waiting for Rain

Outgrowing the Earth: The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures

On the Colorado River, a tug-of-war on a tightrope

Troubled — and shallow — waters on the West's largest river

What's worse than the worst-case scenario? Real life

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