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Adequate, high-quality freshwater is fundamental for health, growing food, natural ecosystems, and a productive U.S. economy including the production of energy and all vital goods and services. But as populations and economies grow, new constraints on water resources are appearing, raising questions about ultimate limits to water availability.
Thrust from the Crust The nation’s nuclear power regulator said last week’s earthquake on the East Coast may have been stronger than a nuclear power station near the epicenter was designed to withstand, The Hill reports. The magnitude-5.8 earthquake caused the North Anna plant in Louisa County, Va. to lose power from the offsite electrical […]
The preference for government mandates reinforces the idea that water is not like other goods. On August 15, Houston’s mayor announced restrictions on its outdoor water use, and the city joined 795 other Texas water systems that are cutting down on water consumption in response to a persistent 10-month drought in the state. The conservation […]
Proposed Water Funding Cuts The House Appropriations Committee released its fiscal year 2012 funding proposal for various land, water and environmental agencies. The Interior and Environment Appropriations bill would cut most deeply from the Environmental Protection Agency, Water World reports. The bill would fund the EPA at $7.1 billion, or $1.8 billion less than the […]
The report, one of two ordered by Congress on water and energy, has been delayed for years.
Business Ramifications Discussion: Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 Thanks for joining on our call. If you missed it, or wish to review the transcript you may do so at the bottom of the page. Click here to jump to the Energy vs. Water in China and the US transcript. Photo; Aaron Jaffe / Circle of Blue […]
With nearly 65 percent of Texas experiencing exceptional drought, water is becoming increasingly precious—and scarce—in a state that has to divide the resource between the growing appetites of farmers, city residents, and energy corporations.
The cords of energy demand and water supply are tightening around the world’s two largest economies.
The New York Times reports on the lingering drought in Texas. The current dry spell has heightened the stakes in a long-term planning battle over water from Lake Buchanan and Lake Travis, which feed the lower Colorado River as it runs southeast to the Gulf of Mexico, and has pitted cities like Austin against rice […]
US Forest Service Maps its Waters For the past few years, through the marbled halls of government and the glass towers of multi-lateral development agencies, a conservationist buzz phrase has resonated: ecosystem services. The term designates the things nature does—like scrub the air and pollinate flowers—that benefit humans. For forests, one of the key functions […]
Arizona’s Water-Energy Union On the Ropes On May 24, a House Natural Resources subcommittee held a hearing on the fate of one of the largest power plants in the West. The Environmental Protection Agency is considering air pollution regulations for Arizona’s Navajo Generating Station, a power plant that provides nearly all of the electricity to […]
Tribal Water Rights Owing to the cut-at-all-costs political fervor in Washington, an $800 million water rights settlement between the federal government and American Indian tribes in the Southwest is unraveling, the Arizona Daily Sun reports. Arizona Republican Senator John Kyl has asked negotiators for the more than 30 participating parties to lower the cost of […]
