Water Scarcity News Features
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Following Historically Severe Drought, California Is Inundated With Massive Storms
1/26/2023
Following a year that was marked by drastic, historic drought conditions, California was hit with winter storms and widespread snow that dramatically shifted its ongoing battle against water scarcity.
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Fracking Wastewater May Be The Next Front In Fight Against Growing Drought
1/3/2023
With water scarcity a growing challenge for consumers around the country, industries of all kinds are working to ease the burdens they put on supplies. Soon, in Texas, that could include some of the most notorious water consumers of all.
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Colorado Regulatory Changes Pave Way For Wastewater To Become Drought Savior
1/3/2023
Progressive regulatory changes in one of the country’s most drought-plagued states is giving drinking water researchers reason for optimism, even as traditional supplies dwindle.
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Drought Pushes L.A. To Access Superfund Site Source Water
12/20/2022
As the current megadrought expands throughout the American West, there has been no shortage of innovative solutions for stretching water supplies as far as they’ll go. But some fear that the latest idea in California may go too far.
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Officials Predict 'Doomsday' For Colorado River As Water Scarcity Persists
12/14/2022
One of the most critical source water bodies in the country is on a dangerous path toward drying up, as officials recently warned that levels at nearby reservoirs are nearing problematic lows.
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Federal Water Managers Warn Californians To Prepare For 'Extremely Limited' Supply
12/5/2022
In a definitive sign that ongoing drought in the American West is only poised to grow for the foreseeable future, federal officials have issued new warnings around California’s future drinking water consumption.
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Foreign-Owned Farms Are Imperiling Water Availability In Southwest
11/30/2022
In one of the world’s driest regions, residents and local officials are increasingly concerned over source water consumption by interests that originate far from home.
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With Rio Grande Dwindling, New Mexico, Texas, And Colorado Negotiate New Compact
11/7/2022
The dwindling availability of Western source water is driving states to fight among themselves, but it’s also pushing them to cooperate like never before. Now, in one of the world’s most drought-plagued regions, three states are coming together to better share one of the nation’s most iconic source water bodies.
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Many Believe Water Dowsing Works, Even If It’s Stranger Than Fiction
10/28/2022
One of the world’s oldest drinking water practices is one that still can’t be totally explained by science. But this Halloween, it’s worth embracing the decidedly mystical process of water dowsing.
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California Proposes Cutting 130 Billion Gallons Per Year From Colorado River, But Will It Be Enough?
10/19/2022
As water scarcity worsens around the world, one of the country’s largest consumers is volunteering to make a dramatic cut to consumption.