http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.3/conservative-farmers-agree-to-tax-those-who-deplete-groundwater Amid drought and climate change in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, farmers vote for a new approach to rein in their overpumping of groundwater. No publisher Cally Carswell irrigation farm climate change San Luis Valley taxes aquifer groundwater drought agriculture 2013-04-23T16:32:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.3/the-blm-fights-for-the-southwest2019s-last-free-flowing-river A federal agency asserts its water rights to the San Pedro river in a case that might eventually lead to limits on growth in Arizona. No publisher Tony Davis Sierra Vista Tribute project aquifer pumping water rights San Pedro River Bureau of Land Management groundwater pumping Cochise County aquifers groundwater 2013-02-28T22:38:27Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.3/drought-forces-a-new-era-of-agricultural-water-conservation Whether converting open ditches into pipelines or fallowing fields, farmers and ranchers in the West are being forced to change the ways they use water as climate-induced drought tightens its grip. No publisher Paul Larmer irrigation San Luis Valley agriculture groundwater 2013-02-19T15:16:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/281/14963 Groundwater pumping in the Sierra Vista area may be already reducing water flow to the San Pedro River No publisher Tony Davis Sierra Vista Arizona hydrology groundwater Don Pool U.S. Geological Survey pumping Rivers Water Resources U.S. Army Corps of ecology San Pedro River dro Julie Stromberg Arizona Department of aquifers Engineers Mark Anderson irrigated agriculture 2012-04-25T17:58:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/326/16435 In Ogallala Blue: Water and Life on the Great Plains, William Ashworth examines the effects of groundwater dependency in a dry land No publisher Matt Jenkins Agriculture Irrigation Groundwater Ogallala Blue William Ashworth Ogallala Aquifer groundwater farming agriculture irrigation grain farmers Great Plains High Plains Jon Opie wells wheat drought 2011-11-21T22:36:46Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/323/16328 A bill introduced by Colorado Rep. John Salazar could make it easier for environmental groups and others to clean up pollution at thousands of orphaned hardrock mines No publisher Sarah Gilman Pollution Mining pollution hardrock mining gold mining silver mining mine reclamation abandoned mines John Salazar mine cleanup Clean Water Act Animas River Stakeholders mining industry environmental groups groundwater water pollution acid mine draina 2011-11-11T23:18:34Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.8/where-has-montanas-water-gone The Yellowstone River Compact may not protect Montanans who rely on the Tongue River’s water. No publisher Sierra Crane-Murdoch irrigation efficiency coalbed methane drilling Yellowstone River Compact water rights groundwater Western water law Tongue River water users drought 2011-05-20T15:08:23Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/300/15581 Patricia Mulroy of the Southern Nevada Water Authority has ambitious plans for getting yet more water for Las Vegas from intake pipes in Lake Mead No publisher Matt Jenkins Dams And Water Supply Projects Patricia Mulroy Southern Nevada Water Authority Lake Mead Colorado River drought water supply projects water use groundwater 2011-03-18T23:55:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/300/15577 With prices rising and government support, uranium mining is booming in western Colorado No publisher J.M. McCord Uranium Idaho Department of Water Resources Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer drought water management irrigation groundwater surface water farming water use salmon Karl Dreher Lynn Tominaga Idaho Groundwater Appropriators Association Barbara Cosens 2011-03-18T23:34:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/300/15576 Idaho is weathering the drought by taking a new, scientific approach to managing water use among its farmers No publisher Rocky Barker Agriculture Irrigation Groundwater Idaho Department of Water Resources Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer drought water management irrigation groundwater surface water farming water use salmon Karl Dreher Lynn Tominaga Idaho Groundwater Appropriators Association Barbara Cosens 2011-03-18T23:24:26Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/farmings-toxic-legacy Long-banned pesticides linger in the soils of neighborhoods built on former agricultural land in central Washington. No publisher Rebecca Clarren legacy pesticides Western communities lead carcinogens contaminated soil DDT former agricultural land groundwater arsenic pollution Tara Compton EPA 2010-12-13T15:50:39Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/backyard-poisons Soil samples from the yards of two Yakima families showed intriguing but not always comforting results. No publisher Rebecca Clarren carcinogens lead Western communities legacy pesticides contaminated soil DDT former agricultural land groundwater Tara Compton arsenic EPA Amanda Ryder pollution 2010-12-03T00:21:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/what-lies-beneath When pesticide chemicals were found underneath the houses of Barber Orchard, N.C., it aroused fears nationwide about the risks of building on former agricultural land. No publisher Sarah Gilman legacy pesticides Western communities lead carcinogens contaminated soil Barber Orchard North Carolina DDT birth defects groundwater arsenic pollution EPA 2010-12-13T16:41:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/330/16547 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. No publisher Matt Jenkins Colorado River Compact water court Southern Nevada Water Authority Center Las Vegas water projects Western Environmental Law aquifer water rights Ely U. Groundwater Scott Balcomb Matt Kenna Tracy Taylor Las Vegas Sun Nevada Patricia Mulroy groundwater 2010-10-26T22:34:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/337/16753 An environmentalist who owns royalty interest in New Mexico oil and gas wells heads down to the San Juan Basin to talk to rancher Tweeti Blancett, driller Tom Dugan and others about the moral complexities inherent in Americans’ energy use No publisher Hannah Nordhaus El Paso pipeline Gas Company well pads Oil and Gas San Juan Basin ozone levels Hannah Nordhaus gas field royalties oil and gas drilling tight sand formations environmental dam New Mexico Coalbed Methane road building coalbed methane pollution El Paso Natural groundwater 2010-09-01T23:25:57Z News Article