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Grist on MSN1d
New study shows huge groundwater losses along Colorado River
The Colorado River basin has lost huge volumes of groundwater over the past two decades according to a new report from researchers at Arizona State University. Researchers used data from NASA ...
Farmers, wineries to vote on water use fees for Paso Robles basin. Here’s how
From farmers to winemakers, commercial irrigators pumping from the Paso Robles Area Groundwater Basin may soon need to pay ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN7d
Texas is headed for a drought—but lawmakers won’t do the one thing necessary to save its water supply
Texas property owners can use nearly as much water under their land as they want. That’s unlikely to change even as the state ...
Massachusetts Drought Map shows improving conditions. See where there is still a drought
Drought status in Massachusetts in monitored both by the federal U.S. Drought Monitor, a partnership between National Drought ...
Arizona Daily Star11d
Study: Groundwater loss across Colorado River Basin threatens economic security
— Most of the total water losses occurred in the drier Lower Colorado River basin. It lost 20.7 million acre-feet of ...
The Herald-Mail2d
Western Maryland no longer under state drought watch
The Maryland Department of the Environment has lifted the drought watch for Western Maryland, including Washington County.
The Prowers Journal2d
Colorado Geological Survey offering free well sampling in Lower Arkansas River area
Volunteer for a Free Well Water Sample! The Colorado Geological Survey, funded by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, is conducting a baseline study on radionuclides and ...