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water policy

U.S., Mexico Sign Colorado River Agreement

Date Posted: 
November 22, 2012
Publisher: 
Department of the Interior

The United States and Mexico signed a major agreement this week aimed at guiding management of the Colorado River through 2017.

Texas Has Plans--But Not Funds--for Future Water Supply

Date Posted: 
October 5, 2011
Publisher: 
Associated Press

 

Move Mississippi Flood Waters West, Proposes Mulroy

Date Posted: 
July 26, 2011
Publisher: 
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Southern Nevada Water Authority Chief Pat Mulroy has revived her plan to move Mississippi River flood waters west, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Price Tag for Tribal Water Deal Too High for U.S. Congress

Date Posted: 
May 24, 2011
Publisher: 
AZ Daily Sun

Proposed Water Deal Reconciles Colorado’s Environmental, Urban Needs

Date Posted: 
May 12, 2011
Publisher: 
Denver Post

Climate Change Will Challenge Western Water Management

Date Posted: 
April 28, 2011
Publisher: 
U.S. Department of the Interior

Mexico to Bank Water in Lake Mead

Date Posted: 
February 14, 2011
Publisher: 
San Diego Union-Tribune

Southwest Must Reduce Water Demand to Survive Drier Future

Date Posted: 
January 4, 2011
Publisher: 
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Ensuring sustainable water supplies requires residents of the Southwest to start managing their water supplies more effectively, reports several papers in PNAS. 

U.S. Past the Point of Peak Water

Date Posted: 
October 15, 2010
Publisher: 
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

How Do We Protect the West’s Water?

Date Posted: 
July 21, 2010
Publisher: 
Western Resource Advocates

A new report from the Western Resource Advocates and Environmental Defense Fund asserts that a national climate and clean energy policy is necessary to sustainably maintain the West’s water—its ‘lifeline’—for future generations.