Tag: Water conservation
As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence...
Sarah Porter, Arizona State University
The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river...
California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power
Jacob Stid, Michigan State University; Annick Anctil, Michigan State University, and Anthony Kendall, Michigan State University
Imagine that you...
A new strategy for western states to adapt to long-term drought:...
Matthew E. Kahn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Bhaskar Krishnamachari, University of Southern California
Even...
As Colorado River Basin states confront water shortages, it’s time to...
Robert Glennon, University of Arizona
The U.S. government announced its first-ever water shortage declaration for the Colorado River on...
Interstate water wars are heating up along with the climate
Robert Glennon, University of Arizona
Interstate water disputes are as American as apple pie. States often think a neighboring...
Farmers are depleting the Ogallala Aquifer because the government pays them...
Matthew R Sanderson, Kansas State University; Burke Griggs, Washburn University, and Jacob A. Miller, Kansas State University
A slow-moving crisis threatens the U.S. Central Plains,...
Looser standards for showerheads could send a lot of water and...
Robert Glennon, University of Arizona
For more than 25 years, Congress has directed U.S. government agencies to set energy and water efficiency standards for many...
Climate change is shrinking the Colorado River
Brad Udall, Colorado State University and Jonathan Overpeck, University of Arizona
The nation’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead on the Arizona/Nevada border and Lake Powell...
EXPLORING NATURE
Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including...
Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota
As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of...
