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May. 14, 2009
 "Our water future is fraught with peril," — Tim Barnett, Scripps Institute Researcher ...
The Colorado River is the lifeblood of the Southwest. It supplies 27 million people in the United States and Mexico. It irrigates 3 million acres of crops. Its water has been warred over and litigated for decades. And while the seven states that rely on the Colorado have entered a time of ... More
May. 14, 2009
Emily Green wins award for 5 part series on the water grab by the SNWA. Emily Green who has launched her new blog on water issues, http://chanceofrain.com/, has won the Best of the West journalism competition for her series on water issues in Nevada, focusing on Las Vegas insatiable appetite for everyone else’s water. Following on George Knapp’s Peabody Award for c... More
May. 14, 2009
Death Valley Nat'l Park: "Park service attorney defends Amargosa water rights protests" ...
"I've had people say NPS stands for National Protest Service, and granted that's sometimes how it appears to some people: 'The Park Service is just filing protest after protest,'" [Peter] Fahmy told the gathering of numerous scientists [at the Devil's Hole workshop].
"But... More
May. 14, 2009
Las Vegas growth stops -- but Las Vegas survives and breathes again ... ...
The housing market collapsed, the nation fell into a deep recession and some of the fears outlined in the water authority's study have come true.
But guess what? The sky hasn't fallen. Times are tough for some people and businesses, but Las Vegas has not dried up and blown away. Most ... More
Apr. 26, 2009
Shouldn't it always be about the science? Ranchers, conservationists, and those concerned about the future of Las Vegas all want to seriously and impartially study less expensive and environmentally sound alternatives to the piping of billions of gallons of rural water yearly 300 miles to Las Vegas.
How about starting with the sci... More
Apr. 25, 2009
Salt Lake Tribune: Snake Valley water pipeline hits 2-year delay A Nevada water agency's plan to pump billions of gallons from an aquifer that straddles the Utah line to feed Las Vegas has been pushed back to 2011. ...
A month ago, the water authority told Taylor it couldn't meet a June 19 deadline to provide required documents due to "significant an... More
Apr. 25, 2009
Deseret News: Snake Valley project delayed In a move that caught both sides of the heated debate over water rights in the Snake Valley by surprise, the Nevada state engineer issued an order on Friday postponing hearings on the issue for two years.
The "evidentiary-exchange" hearing originally set for June, and the subsequen... More
Apr. 21, 2009
I-Team: Deals for Coyote Springs Raise Questions In a two part story, KLAS-TV Las Vegas's Chief Investigative Reporter George Knapp and Photojournalist Matt Adams look closely at the favors and deals Coyote Springs has received. Follow the link below to see the video reports.... More
Apr. 21, 2009
Colorado River Basin Study -- "Expect shortfalls" The Colorado River is a critical source of water for seven Western states ... has sparked conflict and controversy for decades. But in an era of climate change, even greater difficulties loom.
The scope of those potential problems is detailed in a study being published in The Proceedings of... More
Apr. 21, 2009
DECISION GIVES SNWA OPPORTUNITY TO RE-THINK WATER GRAB Organizations and individuals who have worked for years to block the effort by Las Vegas’ water agencies to pump billions of gallons from drought-stricken rural Nevada and Utah said the Nevada State Engineer’s decision to delay a hearing on pumping requests shows again serious trouble for the p... More
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