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There have been instances where China has used water as a geopolitical tool. In 2004, China would have created an artificial lake on the Pareechu River, a tributary of the Sutlej, raising fears in ...
Hundreds of environmental and conservancy groups were rallying to save the Ohio River Basin from toxic pollution. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:35:50 GMT (1750800950938) Story Infinite Scroll ...
Science Colorado River Basin Aquifers Are Declining Even More Steeply Than the River, New Research Shows Overuse and climate change are rapidly depleting groundwater throughout the region, but ...
But as fast as the river itself is drying up, the groundwater in the area surrounding it is disappearing faster. Since 2003, the region has lost as much as 42.5 cubic kilometers of groundwater, or ...
The amount of groundwater that has been pumped out of the Colorado River Basin since 2003 is enough to fill Lake Mead, researchers report in a study published earlier this week.
THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – New research is showing that groundwater from the Colorado River Basin, or CRB, is depleting more quickly than most first thought. Researchers from Arizona State ...
Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin. By Ian James. and Albert Brave Tiger Lee. May 29, 2025 2:15 PM PT .
Commissioners from the seven states in the Colorado River Basin must create a plan to divvy up the river's water after the current guidelines expire at the end of 2026.
The Colorado River Basin has lost as much groundwater as the entire volume of Lake Mead By . Ella Nilsen. Updated May 31, 2025. PUBLISHED May 31, 2025, 9:00 AM ET.
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority (BORBDA) over its handling of development initiatives in the state.
Colorado's negotiator, Colorado River Commissioner Becky Mitchell, said in a statement that she is focused on working with the other basin states to find a consensus approach for post-2026 operations.
St. Martin Parish council members and swamp advocates are opposing a river diversion project in the Atchafalaya Basin, citing concerns over flooding and ecological damage, and have filed a lawsuit ...