Removal of two dams on the Elwha River may prove too
expensive, government officials say.
Water
Plaintiffs invoke the public trust doctrine to restore the lake to a healthy level.
Failures to assess risks to Colorado River and ‘numerous NEPA violations’ in project’s impact analysis highlighted.
Tribes and environmental justice groups say management of the Delta harms traditional food systems and causes pollution.
Report finds groundwater contamination by pesticides in
the Northwest.
Colorado water education forum provides maps and
information.
Study shows that mitigation projects in Oregon destroyed
more wetlands than they created.
EPA increases official list of Idaho's polluted rivers to
800.
Inspector General's office says the Animas-La Plata water
project is "economically infeasible."
Rancher Rocky Webb swaps his water rights in a stream for
a year's worth of hay to help restore steelhead trout.
Distrust from past betrayals makes Utes stall Utah on
Central Utah Project.
Construction of Sandstone Dam is approved despite doubts
about the geologic suitability of the site.
The bi-national program Project del Rio monitors the
increasing pollution of the Rio Grande on the U.S.-Mexico
border.
American Rivers lists 10 endangered rivers.
Bureau of Reclamation releases draft plan to change the
way the Colorado River is managed in Nevada, Arizona and
California.
Group wants to stop impending destruction of Savage Rapids
Dam in Oregon.
American Water Development Inc. loses battle for San Luis,
Colo., water.
Survey finds faulty screens at more than half of
Northwest's dams.
The South Platte River is being captured by
cities.
Future of Elk Creek Dam undecided after new
ruling.
Bureau of Reclamation moves from Denver, Colo., office to
Washington, D.C., as part of overhaul.
Judge rules Colorado has been stealing Arkansas River
water from Kansas for 45 years.
Effort launched to reduce nonpoint pollution to Truckee
River through education and conservation.
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