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link to The Great Salt Lake continues to drop to record-breaking levels

The Great Salt Lake continues to drop to record-breaking levels

Utah's Great Salt Lake continues to shrink, breaking historic records. Officials are calling for urgent action.

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link to Experts anticipate an unusual La Niña pattern

Experts anticipate an unusual La Niña pattern

An unusual La Niña pattern will result in more drought in the southwest. The event is expected to continue for the third year in a row.

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link to Donors can help Arizona Game and Fish deliver water to wildlife

Donors can help Arizona Game and Fish deliver water to wildlife

Despite a healthy monsoon season, Arizona is still in a drought. The Game and Fish Department, which does not receive general tax funds, delivers water to remote areas throughout the state, serving...

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link to Leave it to beavers, the climate change resistance force

Leave it to beavers, the climate change resistance force

A recent scientific paper proposes that beavers can aid the West in dealing with climate change, and its resulting drought and wildfire problems.

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link to Time to conserve Colorado River water, warns Feds

Time to conserve Colorado River water, warns Feds

The Colorado River Basin states have 60 days to come up with a plan to save water, or else the Bureau of Reclamation will take unilateral action.

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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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  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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