http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.4/lake-meads-retreat-leaves-nevada-ghost-town-high-and-dry The residents of St. Thomas were forced to leave their homes behind when Lake Mead submerged their town. But after decades under water, drought has brought it back to the surface. No publisher Kate Shaw St. Thomas, Nevada Drought Lake Mead Archaeology National Park Service 2013-03-08T16:42:43Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/las-vegas-needs-to-let-the-market-decide-where-the-water-goes The only reason Las Vegas has managed to thrive in the scorching desert is that its water is subsidized and its use is disconnected from the real cost. No publisher Andrew B. Wilson lawn planting Bureau of Reclamation Southern Nevada Water Authority water police Las Vegas Valley Water District electricity Hoover Dam Lake Mead water regulations water use fountains Las Vegas water usage car wash regulations Nevada groundwater Las Vegas water cops Colorado River grass planting Las Vegas water supply Nevada sprinkler watering 2012-01-03T20:44:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.19/draining-the-tub Lake Mead has dropped below its record low, and the reservoir's future does not look good. No publisher Emilene Ostlind drought Lake Mead reservoirs Colorado River Southwestern water supply 2010-11-08T18:05:23Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/hoover-dam-marvel-and-folly Hoover Dam is an amazing piece of engineering, but it has outlived its usefulness. No publisher John Weisheit Hoover Dam Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell dams and water projects reservoirs Colorado River Southwestern water supply drought Lake Mead Franklin Delano Roosevelt 2010-11-03T14:48:24Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/316/16111 The seven states of the Colorado River Basin have come to a groundbreaking agreement that, among other things, will allow cities such as Las Vegas to lease water from out-of-state farms during times of drought No publisher Matt Jenkins Colorado River Compact water supply Las Vegas Nevada Colorado River Basin Patricia Mulroy drought Southern Nevada Water Authority Gale Norton Lake Mead Lake Powell water leasing farm water groundwater Virgin River Muddy River Imperial Vall 2010-02-05T08:56:56Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/314/16045 The National Park Service’s new management plan for the Grand Canyon river corridor allows continued motorized access No publisher Jennie Lay Tourism And Recreation Grand Canyon Colorado River National Park Service river management river rafting Hualapai Tribe Lake Mead Lee’s Ferry Diamond Creek Mary Killeen river permits wilderness River Runners for Wilderness Tom Martin 2010-02-05T08:56:34Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/290/15222 As the Colorado River Basin enters a sixth year of drought, the Interior Department orders seven states to start coordinating their management of the dwindling water supply. No publisher Matt Jenkins Lawsuits And Water Rights Colorado River Basin Lake Mead Lake Powell water rights drought Bureau of Reclamation Patricia Mulroy Southern Nevada Water Authority Central Arizona Project Jim Lochhead water conservation Colorado River Compact Interior Department Steven Gr 2010-02-05T09:22:49Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/273/14709 Lake Mead has dropped to about 58 percent of its capacity, and the quality of the water has changed, causing more expensive production and increased danger of not meeting health standards No publisher Jodi Peterson health standards Water Authority Colorado River Basin drinking water trihalomethanes Lake Mead 2010-06-02T19:56:33Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/271/14667 Wandering sea lion; off-roading over geysers; Blizzard of 1049; Wyoming’s got money; bowling for meteorites; Lake Mead is shrinking; and controversial books at the public library No publisher Betsy Marston Humor Western odd news sea lions Lone Star Geyer Adam Ray Elford Yellowstone National Park The Annals of Wyoming Blizzard of 1949 state budget deficits Wyoming economy meteorites meteors Ann House Hoover Dam Lake Mead drought Las Vegas 2010-02-05T09:56:52Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/268/14555 National Park Service wilderness coordinator Jim Walters resigns in frustration over the agency’s neglect of wilderness, after the superintendent of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks allows helicopters in wilderness areas No publisher Matt Jenkins Public Lands Recreation National Park Service Jim Walters wilderness areas Sequoia National Park Kings Canyon National Park helicopters in wilderness Richard Martin Fran Mainella Randy Jones wilderness management Lake Mead Glen Canyon 2010-02-05T09:56:12Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/273/14710 Plans for permanently storing carbon dioxide in oil fields will benefit energy companies who already use carbon dioxide injection to boost output. No publisher Jodi Peterson health standards Water Authority Oil and Gas Colorado River Basin drinking water trihalomethanes Lake Mead 2010-02-05T09:57:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/346/17002 Sometimes it seems that only the impact of a severe drought can get Westerners to work together on water issues No publisher Paul Larmer Lake water supply Communities in transition growth Powell city Colorado River Compact Paonia Water conflict development small towns communities drought Lake Mead governments Colorado George subdivisions Las Vegas Nevada Colorado River Commission of Nevada 2010-08-06T20:17:00Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/298/15509 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 No publisher Matt Jenkins Dams And Water Supply Projects Colorado River Upper Basin states Lower Basin states 1922 Colorado River Compact Interior Department Gale Norton drought water shortages Central Arizona Project Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell Lake Mead water law water rights Bureau of Reclamati 2012-03-30T21:42:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/341/16861 Quagga mussels – an extraordinarily prolific and costly invasive species – have appeared in Lake Mead, and no one is sure how to keep these unwanted newcomers from infesting the West. No publisher Michelle Nijhuis aquatic Harry Kew Wen ecology Lake St. Clair Ellen Marsden Colorado River biologists Biodiversity Lake Mead National Recreation Area Science exotic species St Las Vegas Boat Harbor Invasive species Paul Hebert Lake Mead zebra mussel Invasive Dreissena Las Vegas Baldwin 2010-08-17T23:00:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/365/17545 Quagga mussels hit the jackpot in Nevada; Lakes Mead and Powell are in trouble; lots and lots and lots of snow – and a few ambitious ski resorts; and Colorado is building a vegetated overpass for wildlife on I-70. No publisher Jonathan Thompson wildlife overpasses 2008 snowpack Quagga mussels Lake Powell ski resort expansions invasive species drought Lake Mead 2010-10-28T23:17:08Z News Article