Rooted in the Land, One Kansas Rancher Manages the Ecosystem as a Whole

1 Comment
/
Sunlight, soil, water, ruminants – it is all a big cycle at…

‘Transformational’ Water Reforms, Though Wrenching, Helped Australia Endure Historic Drought, Experts Say

2 Comments
/
California, in the third year of its worst drought ever, faces challenges similar to those of Australia. A panel of water policy experts and Circle of Blue journalists questioned whether the nation’s most populous state has the resolve to enact similar reforms.

Californians, In a Departure, Appear Ready to Support Big Water Spending to Respond to Drought

2 Comments
/
State leaders face infrastructure decisions now that will have consequences for decades.

California Drought: Lessons from Australia’s Biggest Dry

0 Comments
/
How should California respond to its water challenge? Join the Conversation

President Obama Signs Bill to Continue Funding National Drought Warning System

The National Integrated Drought Information System puts federal data in the hands of farmers, state officials, and businesses.
Toxic Algae

Joint U.S.-Canada Agency Calls for Big Phosphorus Reductions in Lake Erie

3 Comments
/
Curbing harmful algal blooms and oxygen-deprived dead zones in…

West Virginia Chemical Spill Reflects Dramatic Weakness in U.S. Resolve to Enforce Drinking Water Safety

4 Comments
/
Poisoned water shut down state capital and exposed endemic carelessness…

Spending to Conserve Water on California Farms Will Not Increase Supply

3 Comments
/
Benefits go to agriculture, but won’t help cities.

Great Lakes Ice Cover Most Extensive in 20 Years

0 Comments
/
Covering about 88 percent of the lakes on February 13, the ice…

Governor Jerry Brown’s Response to California Drought Follows Two Paths

0 Comments
/
The governor introduced a $US 687 million emergency spending bill Wednesday as his office works on comprehensive groundwater reform.

Water Expert Panel Discusses Causes and Implications of California Drought

2 Comments
/
California’s severe drought is forcing the nation’s largest state to reconcile old assumptions about water supply and management with the reality of long-term drying trends, declining groundwater, and polluted drinking water, according to an expert panel of scientists and journalists convened during a Circle of Blue interactive drought briefing conference call on February 13.

With Moisture Scarce, California Water Providers Turn to Economic Tools

California’s record drought prompts water districts to increase conservation spending, drain rainy day funds, and dramatically swell water rates.