Water Law Archives

Heart of Dryness: Climate Change Coping Strategies

November 7, 2009

Since the dawn of Homo sapiens in arid Africa, nine tenths of our evolution has unfolded as foragers. Only relatively recently did our species embark on agriculture, and recent events suggest certain limits to that extraordinary experiment. Exponential population growth has combined with unprecedented climate change until half the planet’s land surface can now be classified as drylands—arid landscapes inhabited by a third of humankind.

Video: James G. Workman Discusses the Water and Climate Issues that Haunt Botswana’s Bushmen

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November 7, 2009

The video above and corresponding transcript below are a Q&A author James G. Workman did with the book's publishers, Walker & Company.

Peter Gleick: California Water Bills. Is the New Water Legislation Better than Nothing?

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November 6, 2009

A lot of people have asked me my opinion about the new water legislation just passed in Sacramento. Here is a longer version of my piece in the New York Times Bay Area blog page

India’s Leaders Argue Over River Linking Plan

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November 3, 2009

Attempts to mitigates drought and climate change in India by connecting its northern and southern rivers.

Peter Gleick: Who Is Stealing California’s Water?

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October 31, 2009

Someone is stealing our water. Many someones. But who and how much? No one knows today, mostly because the agency responsible for keeping an eye on water rights and use--the State Water Resources Control Board--is blind, deaf, and dumb. Blind, because they don't look. Deaf, because they don't listen to or act on most requests to investigate water rights allocations and use. Dumb, because they don't talk about these issues. "Asleep at the switch," as a colleague describes it.

Oklahoma, Arkansas Poultry Industry Continue Court Battle Over Water Pollution

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October 27, 2009

Poultry Industry Continues Court Battle Over Water Pollution

Oklahoma’s lawsuit against 11 poultry companies, including Tyson Food Inc., continues to take interesting twist and turns in court as more witnesses testify. Poultry companies have claimed that Oklahoma state officials took too long to file suit about alleged water pollution from bird waste, The Associated Press (AP) reported last week.

Waukesha’s Water Woes Herald Test of Great Lakes Compact

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October 26, 2009

Milwaukee Water for Sale? Waukesha’s Water Woes Herald Test of Great Lakes Compact

The Great lakes Compact may be put to the test soon as the city of Waukesha, Wisconsin seeks permission to tap Lake Michigan's water supply.

California Right to Water Bill Vetoed

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October 21, 2009

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) vetoed a bill last week that would have included a right to “clean, affordable, and accessible water” in the state’s legislation.