Water Scarcity News Features
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Las Vegas Bets On A Range Of Conservation Measures In Face Of Megadrought
9/21/2022
Banking on its continued position as an oasis among the desert, Las Vegas is placing its bets on ambitious water conservation measures as regional drought conditions and consumption demand grow.
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Arizona Rep.: California’s Water Plan Is 'Reckless And Unacceptable'
9/13/2022
Increasing drought in the American West has forced states to try and work together to collectively conserve the dwindling source water that remains. But recent comments from one state legislator to another indicate that cooperation could be hard to forge.
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Feds To Cut Colorado River Usage As Drought Rages On
8/25/2022
Ongoing water scarcity has now resulted in significant cuts mandated by the federal government, a precursor to ongoing burdens for consumers.
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Can A Pipeline Really Bring Drinking Water From Mississippi To The West?
8/3/2022
With water scarcity growing across the world, water systems are getting creative in how they’re meeting consumption demand. For instance, Israel has launched the world’s first project to channel desalinated water into a natural body and Los Angeles is exploring a billion-dollar plan to supply more of its drinking water from local sources.
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Lakes Powell, Mead Face 'Collapse' If States Can’t Work Together To Fight Drought
8/2/2022
It appears that, after months of concerning historic milestones, some of the U.S. West’s most iconic waterbodies are on the verge of permanent damage caused by the ongoing drought.
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Arizona’s $1.2B Water Plan Will Bring Stormwater, Desalination To Desert Region
7/19/2022
The extent of drought in the U.S. West is forcing many water systems to put significant dollars behind innovative water management measures. Now, that includes more than $1 billion in one of the country’s most arid regions.
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World’s First Project To Pipe Desalinated Water Into Natural Lake Set To Start Operations
7/13/2022
As source water grows scarcer in stressed regions around the world, a new project in the Middle East is trailblazing what could become a central technology for drinking water systems in the Western U.S as well.
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Critical Western Source Water Body Hits Scary New Low
7/6/2022
As historic drought grows throughout the American West, a critical source water body has now reached a shocking low.
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As California Forces Farm Water Cutbacks, Nation Could Feel Impact
6/16/2022
As the heart of a historically severe drought in the U.S., California is forcing its emblematic agricultural industry to adapt.
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White House Reveals Plan For Tackling Water Security
6/7/2022
Underscoring the far-reaching implications of growing water scarcity, the White House has announced a forthcoming effort to help systems around the world secure drinking water supplies.