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Infographic: Hoover Dam’s Troubled Waters
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Completed in 1935, Hoover Dam supplies electricity to 29 million people in Arizona, California and Nevada.
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Food vs. Water: High Commodity Prices Complicate Aquifer Protection in Colorado’s San Luis Valley
Decades of groundwater pumping have left one of the San Luis Valley aquifers in a perilous state. To restore its health — and the foundation of the local economy — valley leaders are developing a plan to pay farmers to fallow up to 16,000 hectares. But with commodity prices soaring, will anyone go for it, or will the state have to step in?
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Michigan Supreme Court Decision in Au Sable River Case Shores Up Protection for Environment
Court blocks dumping into a popular fly-fishing stream, sets precedent to protect Michigan waters from pollution.
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Q&A: Jonathan Waterman on Running Dry
Jonathan Waterman has lived for five months on the waters of the Colorado River--he's paddled its length and then walked when the river ran out.
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The Rising Cost of Settling the American Desert
Power plant that moves torrent of water uphill considers closing
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Low Water May Halt Hoover Dam’s Power
What happens if Lake Mead drops too low to generate electricity at Hoover Dam?
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Bid to Protect Michigan’s Groundwater Draws Opposition, Praise
A proposed bill that declares Michigan’s groundwater a “public trust” has set off a storm of controversy, with opponents claiming that the legislation would expose property owners to new state fees.
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In Detroit: No Money, No Water
Water Department cuts connections to thousands of city’s poor.
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Milwaukee-area Community Seeks to Tap Lake Michigan for Drinking Water
While Waukesha's request is the first major test of the Great Lakes Compact, the county supervisor opposes the plan.
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Everglades Restoration Program Pays Ranchers to Protect Water
A program that pays ranchers to use pastures as water-retention ponds could provide one-sixth of the water needed to restore the Everglades for a fraction of the cost of current treatments, according to program proponents.
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Major Nevada Pipeline Project in Limbo
Plans for a major freshwater pipeline for the Las Vegas Valley hit a legal roadblock.
A ruling from Nevada's Supreme Court last week has threatened the fate of a massive pipeline project once hailed as critical to Las Vegas’ freshwater supply
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Wisconsin City Makes Its Case for Diversion of Great Lakes Water
City officials in Waukesha, Wisconsin spelled out why they need Great Lakes water to replace their radium-contaminated city water wells Thursday, and why tapping into the world’s largest freshwater supply makes more sense than drilling more wells.