Suman Naishadham
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In dry West, farmers balk at idling land to save water
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Brundy, an alfalfa grower in California’s Imperial Valley, thinks farmers reliant on the shrinking Colorado River can do more to save water and use it more efficiently. Tha... → Read More
Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifteen Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements, the Biden administration announced Thursday. The money will help carry out the agreements that define the tribes’ rights to water from rivers and other sources and pay for pipelines, pumping stations, and […] → Read More
California is lone holdout in Colorado River cuts proposal
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Six Western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut water use in the basin, months after the federal government called for action and an initial deadline passed. California — with the largest allocation of water from the river — is the […] → Read More
Canadian polar bears near 'bear capital' dying at fast rate
Polar bears in Canada’s Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a new government survey of the land carnivore has found. Females and bear... → Read More
Canadian polar bears near ‘bear capital’ dying at fast rate
Polar bears in Canada’s Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a new government survey of the land carnivore has found. Females and b… → Read More
Rio Grande managers eye federal cash for western drought
Drying river has destroyed critical habitats, hurt farmers → Read More
Rio Grande managers eye federal cash for western drought
Some argue those in the Rio Grande basin have been overlooked by federal drought officials while facing just as many problems as others in the West. → Read More
EXPLAINER: Winners, losers in water cuts for Western states
WASHINGTON (AP) — People in Arizona and Nevada won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their cars despite water shortages on the Colorado River. But officials said Tuesday there wi… → Read More
EXPLAINER: Winners, losers in water cuts for Western states
People in Arizona and Nevada won't face bans on watering their lawns or washing their cars despite water shortages on the Colorado River. → Read More
Colorado River cuts expected for Arizona, Nevada and Mexico
The federal government on Tuesday is expected to announce water cuts to states that rely on the Colorado River as drought and climate change leave less water flowing through the river and deplete the reservoirs that store it. → Read More
A race to save fish as Rio Grande dries, even in Albuquerque
LBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — On a recent, scorching afternoon in Albuquerque, off-road vehicles cruised up and down a stretch of dry riverbed where normally the Rio → Read More
A race to save fish as Rio Grande dries, even in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On a recent, scorching afternoon in Albuquerque, off-road vehicles cruised up and down a stretch of dry riverbed where normally the Rio Grande flows. The drivers weren’t thrill-seekers, but biologists hoping to save as many endangered fish as they could before the sun turned shrinking pools of water into dust. For the […] → Read More
Wildfire threat becomes tool to fight home builders
Preston Brown knows the risk of wildfire that comes with living in the rural, chaparral-lined hills of San Diego County. He’s lived there for 21 years and evacuated twice. → Read More
Companies weigh in on proposed SEC climate disclosure rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission moved closer Friday to a final rule that would dramatically alter what public companies tell shareholders about climate change — both the risks it poses to their operations and their own contributions to the problem. → Read More
How San Diego secured its water supply, at a cost
As a worsening drought forces millions of Californians to face mandatory water restrictions, one corner of Southern California has largely shielded itself from supply-related woes: San Diego County. → Read More
Hydropower eyes bigger energy role, less environmental harm
WASHINGTON (AP) — In southwestern Pennsylvania, eight locks and dams that for decades helped barges move goods along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers will in a few years also genera… → Read More
$2.5B Headed to Tribes for Long-Standing Water Settlements
Native American tribes are awaiting a one-time windfall that could help deliver reliable, clean water to their residents. → Read More
Was tornado outbreak related to climate change?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The calendar said December but the warm moist air screamed of springtime. Add an eastbound storm front guided by a La Nina weather pattern into that mismatch and itspawned tornadoes that killed dozens over five U.S. states. Tornadoes in December are unusual, but not unheard of. B ut the ferocity and path […] → Read More
EXPLAINER: Was tornado outbreak related to climate change?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The calendar said December but the warm moist air screamed of springtime. Add an eastbound storm front guided by a La Nina weather pattern into that mismatch and it spawned … → Read More
EXPLAINER: Was tornado outbreak related to climate change?
The calendar said December but the warm moist air screamed of springtime. Add an eastbound storm front guided by a La Nina weather pattern into that mismatch and it spawned tornadoes that killed dozens over five U.S. states. → Read More