California Orders Water Cuts to Wine Country Growers and Ranchers
Looks like the 2021 Cab year is going to be a tough one. A historic lack of rainfall and dwindling reservoir levels prompted state regulators …
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Water Catastrophe For Klamath Basin Tribes, Fish & Farmers
As a catastrophic juvenile fish kill unfolds along the Klamath River amid severe drought conditions, North Coast tribes, fishers, and farmers are fighting for water …
The Rancher Trying to Solve the West’s Water Crisis
Paul Bruchez’s family has ranched cattle in Colorado for five generations. And twice in his lifetime, his generation has nearly become the last. The family’s …
Trump Delivers On Water Pledge For Wealthy California Farmers
Changes by the Trump administration are altering how federal authorities decide who gets water and how much, in California. Environmental groups say the changes will …
Plan to revive rivers pits San Francisco against California
The rivers that once poured from the Sierra Nevada, thick with snowmelt and salmon, now languish amid relentless pumping, sometimes shriveling to a trickle and …
Agreement in Colorado Could Aid West’s Ailing Rivers
A plan developed by ranchers and the Colorado Water Trust to help keep water in the state’s Crystal River could have far-reaching implications in the …
Trump Move to Boost Delta Pumping Raises Fears About Fish Impacts
Some experts are questioning the legality of the Trump administration’s plan to increase water pumping of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, while others are concerned about …
Rural Colorado can’t afford to lose more water to Denver
Save the Colorado! The Colorado River is the economic engine for Colorado’s rural high country, the heart of the state’s $13 billion outdoor recreation industry. …
Will a Colorado compromise end a water tug-of-war?
All depends on who you ask. According to Denver Water Colorado’s largest and most powerful water utility, yes. Environmentalists say taking more water will bring …