Legislation – Policy

Eel River Named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023

The Eel River was named one of America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2023 by American Rivers. Tell the Federal Energy…

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California water contractors get full supply from state, federal systems

Photo: The California Aqueduct near Lost Hills in Kern County, carries water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to users through…

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‘Water is life’: Native leaders honor sacred river spaces as courts debate water rights

Photo: A view near the confluence of the Little Colorado River and the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon on…

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Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other major cities could face huge water cuts in feds’ proposed plan to save the Colorado River

As of early April, Utah has the most snowpack the state’s seen in more than 70 years, which is very…

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Before Western States Suck the Colorado River Dry, We Have One Last Chance to Act

Photo: The Lake Mead reservoir in Nevada is showing a “bathtub ring” because of drought.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times The…

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Environmental groups sue EPA over water pollution standards

Photo: The Houston Ship Channel in February. A lawsuit filed by a group of environmental groups says the Environmental Protection…

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Biden admin outlines plan to cut vital water supplies in western states

Photo: Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau speaks alongside Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in Commerce City, Colorado, on Dec.…

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Groundwater Gold Rush

This is the first article in a Bloomberg Green series investigating how private investors are commandeering public water for profit…

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In the midst of Arizona’s historic drought, a company is tapping into its groundwater

Photo: Cracks are seen in Red Lake near an area where geologists have identified what they call polygonal blocks of…

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Water warriors

Photo: “We can’t solve anything without the public understanding the gravity of the challenges facing the state’s water future,” says…

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