Legislation – Policy

Water a focus for growing northern Colorado communities

The Windsor Town Board plans to continue discussing options for providing water for the town in the future. GREELEY —…

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The water war that will decide the fate of 1 in 8 Americans

Education Images/UIG via Getty Images Lake Mead is the country’s biggest reservoir of water. Think of it as the savings…

6 years ago

California: Nestle Lacks Permits To Extract Millions Of Gallons Of Water

California regulators say Nestle may have to stop collecting a large portion of the water it bottles from the San…

6 years ago

California’s Groundwater Rule Could Mean Opportunities, Not Penalties

Near Bakersfield, the Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District plans to set up procedures for land retirement and water trading with…

6 years ago

Why a tax on drinking water is wrong

A statewide tax on drinking water is being considered. (Getty Images) The vast majority of Californians are fortunate enough to…

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Pruitt takes over authority for EPA water protections policy

photo: © Getty Images Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt has signed a directive giving himself more authority to…

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How Privatizing Water Systems Costs Taxpayers — & Endangers Them

Illustration by Lisa Lee Lucas for Heavy A yearlong investigation by Heavy found that privatized water management has been a…

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U.N. Investigator on Extreme Poverty Issues Grim Report — On The U.S.A.

Philip Alston wanted to know: Just how bad is poverty in the United States? He's an Australian law professor who…

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Can Deepwater Aquaculture Avoid the Pitfalls of Coastal Fish Farms?

An open-ocean fish farm in Hawaii. Courtesy of Bryce Groark Near-shore fish farms have created a host of environmental problems.…

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Rep. John Forbes: Iowa water quality bill is watered down

The House along a mostly party line vote passed a watered-down Iowa water quality bill — an effort that even…

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