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The river that sustains 40 million Americans is dying — and man, not nature, is to blame. Here’s the truth behind the water crisis in the West. A ProPublica investigation.
The federal subsidies that prop up cotton farming in Arizona are just one of myriad ways policymakers have refused, or been slow to reshape, laws to reflect the West’s changing circumstances. Continue Reading →
Today Las Vegas is on the brink of a new building binge, and Mulroy remains uncompromisingly bullish. Water can be found, she says. Continue Reading →
The Navajo Generating Station is more a caution than a marvel, showing how much energy it takes to move water through an artificial river system, and the unforeseen damage produced by doing so. Continue Reading →
“Use it or lose it” clauses give farmers, ranchers and governments holding water rights a powerful incentive to use more water than they need. Continue Reading →
If these states stopped effectively double-counting their resources, they would have to change laws, upend traditional water rights and likely force farmers and cities to accept even more dramatic cuts than they already face – a political third rail. Continue Reading →