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link to Hearing before Senate committee weighs food on drought scale

Hearing before Senate committee weighs food on drought scale

Looking for solutions, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the drought situation in the west, with witnesses expressing the urgency of the crisis that is affecting...

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link to Drought unmatched: The slow-motion train wreck is speeding up.

Drought unmatched: The slow-motion train wreck is speeding up.

Scientists working with the federal government have characterized the drought in the Colorado River basin as extremely severe, studying variables dating back 2,000 years. Water shortages are...

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link to New Mexico fines El Paso Water for discharging sewage into Rio Grande

New Mexico fines El Paso Water for discharging sewage into Rio Grande

New Mexico is fining El Paso Water for discharging over a billion gallons of raw sewage into the Rio Grande River in Sunland Park.

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link to Drought prompts curtailment orders in CA’s Delta watershed

Drought prompts curtailment orders in CA’s Delta watershed

Curtailment orders have gone into effect in the Delta watershed, which is California's largest source of surface water. What this means is that at least junior right holders, including public water...

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link to Colorado’s water outlook bleak, according to simulations

Colorado’s water outlook bleak, according to simulations

Machine learning simulations show that the water outlook for parts of Colorado is resembling Arizona. Climate change risks threaten the stability of water produced in the Colorado River basin.

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link to Major reservoirs on Colorado River below 30% capacity

Major reservoirs on Colorado River below 30% capacity

Lake Powell and Lake Mead's water levels have dropped below 30% capacity, triggering fears of additional water cuts for the Lower Basin states.

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  1. Deborah on New national map opens water well data to the publicOctober 22, 2025

    This map is an excellent tool to start. I'm not sure how thorough it is but I've found quite a…

  2. Helen Ck on New national map opens water well data to the publicOctober 22, 2025

    We are a democracy. We share the land and its resources. The system works FOR us and we demand transparency.

  3. Helen Ck on Water rights? Utah moves to clarify ownership of geothermal resourcesOctober 22, 2025

    Until we acknowledge the wisdom of the first people's , and recognize that the land and all below and above…

  4. Deborah on Humans, not climate, have drained Tucson’s aquifersOctober 18, 2025

    Interesting. I have read that, but I agree that a lot of our problems are based on overuse. Thanks for…

  5. Jim Garing on Humans, not climate, have drained Tucson’s aquifersOctober 18, 2025

    These conclusions rhyme with the conclusions in "The West Without Water" by Malamud and Ingram, who have made a case…

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