usdrought2022 Archives

September 13, 2022

Reclamation announces Utah’s Flaming Gorge Reservoir stores enough water for only two more emergency releases.

August 30, 2022

Utah’s proposed Lake Powell pipeline struggles to make progress amid declining water levels and drought conditions.

August 23, 2022

The Gila River Indian Community pulls out of a water conservation agreement due to little progress on basin-wide water cuts.

August 16, 2022

The House passes the Inflation Reduction Act, which allocates $4 billion to the Bureau of Reclamation.

August 9, 2022

The U.S. Senate passes a major climate bill, which includes $4 billion to tackle drought.

August 2, 2022

The U.S. House of Representatives passes a wildfire and drought package to address declining water levels and dry conditions.

July 26, 2022

The Albuquerque stretch of the Rio Grande is drying up for the first time in almost 40 years.

July 19, 2022

45 percent of the U.S. and Puerto Rico is in drought, a 14 percent increase since mid-June.