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Unregulated domestic wells are straining water supplies in Washington’s Yakima Valley and throughout the West.
by Cally Carswell,
Oct 19, 2009
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Rainwater harvesting is against the law in many Western states, but folks in Utah, Colorado and Washington want to change that.
by Peter Friederici,
Oct 08, 2008
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Ernest Atencio ponders an exceptionally muddy Mud Season
in New Mexico, and notes how readily most Westerners forget that we
live in an arid landscape.
by Ernest Atencio,
May 12, 2008
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A Phoenix symposium on dealing with drought and global
warming echoes the larger uncertainties facing public-land and
national park managers throughout the West.
by Paul Larmer,
Feb 04, 2008
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Sometimes it seems that only the impact of a severe
drought can get Westerners to work together on water
issues
by Paul Larmer,
May 14, 2007
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The Verde River is one of Arizona’s last
free-flowing stream, but environmental and local activists fear an
ambitious planned pipeline, designed to bring groundwater to the
growing Prescott area, will end up sucking the river dry
by Tony Davis,
Jul 16, 2008
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Global warming spurs calls for new dams in the West
– but where will the water come from to fill them?
by Matt Jenkins,
Apr 30, 2007
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Despite a relatively snowy winter here in western
Colorado, the season itself seems to have shrunk, with spring
arriving weeks earlier than it once did in a trend with ominous
consequences for the desert Southwest, particularly
Phoenix.
by Paul Larmer,
Apr 16, 2007
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Thirsty Santa Fe, N.M., considers an innovative law
requiring all new buildings to install rainwater-harvesting
systems.
by Cristina Opdahl,
Jul 16, 2008
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Albuquerque water developer Bill Turner, a board member of
the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, is often described as
the bane of the district as well.
by Laura Paskus,
Jul 16, 2008
