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"...tribes were estimated to earn between $938 million and $1.8 billion in revenue a year if they were able to use all of their water allocations. Currently, tribes use only about 8 percent of their allocated water..."

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Tribes could lease their water to dry states. Why is it so hard? | Grist

The Colorado River Indian Tribes can now lease water to non-Indigenous users along the drought-stricken river. Most nations can’t do the same.

07:31 AM - May 15, 2024

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"Less than a year after Yavapai County residents spent months fighting against a proposed mine in their neighborhood, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill on May 6 that aims to prevent the situation from happening again."
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08:20 AM - May 13, 2024

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I love this poem by Ada Limon for Mother’s Day, so I will post it again this year. So Happy Mother’s Days to all the moms out there, especially those who unselfishly lifted the rest of the world up on the backs.

02:14 PM - May 12, 2024

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"It is a historical event for the tribe, she said, because the agreement clears the way for the tribe to finally be recognized as a central party in all future decisions regarding their rights to the Colorado River."
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‘We are tied to our water’: Colorado River Indian Tribes sign historic water rights settlement

With the waving water of the Colorado River in the background, tribal, federal, and state leaders gathered on the Colorado River Indian Tribe’s reservation to celebrate the historic signing of the tribe's water rights settlement.

06:50 AM - May 10, 2024

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"Many of the aquifers that supply 90 percent of the nation’s water systems, and which have transformed vast stretches of America into some of the world’s most bountiful farmland, are being severely depleted."
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09:39 AM - May 09, 2024

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"The settlement legislation was expected to be released by now, enabling the Navajo Nation Council to deliberate on it. ...They aim to have everything ready for legislation during the first weeks of May
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10:17 AM - May 08, 2024

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"Comprehensive climate models from CIRES, an institute of the University of Colorado Boulder, forecasting precipitation for the next 25 years, shows a 70% increase compared with the last two decades..."
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Colorado River might recover from two-decade drought thanks to precipitation - CBS Colorado

A new study coming from researchers at CU Boulder, reveals that precipitation, not temperature, will keep the Colorado River fuller than previous research told us.

07:42 AM - May 08, 2024

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"The Pajaro Valley’s unusual system — essentially a tax on water — was born of a berry-growing disaster some 40 years ago that forced farmers to act. Today, as the nation faces a spreading crisis of dwindling groundwater..."

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Some California Farmers Pay Water Fee to Protect Aquifers. Does It Work? - The New York Times

With aquifers nationwide in dangerous decline, one part of California has tried essentially taxing groundwater. New research shows it’s working.

07:54 AM - May 03, 2024

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I’ve learned that love is an approach to life, not a reward for doing things right. The joy of love is in the integrity of living in love, not in its conquest.

02:57 PM - May 01, 2024

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"That plan suggests that the four Upper Basin states should be allowed to send less water to their Lower Basin counterparts. Opponents say doing so would go in the face of long standing legal agreements and may not survive challenges in court."
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The spring melt is coming for mountain snow, but not all will make it to the Colorado River | KUNC

Colorado's Rocky Mountains have reached peak snowpack, but climate change is changing the way snow turns to water. States around the region are debating new rules for the river that center around new water deficits.

07:40 AM - May 01, 2024

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Are you for Martin Luther King, Jr and his work for Civil Rights and the Civil Rights Bill?

Charlie Kirk and his media empire wants to discredit him and go after the Civil Rights Bill.

Get ready, the Klan is coming for MLK again!

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How Charlie Kirk and TPUSA Plan to Discredit Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Act | WIRED

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is preparing to launch a campaign against Martin Luther King Jr. and the landmark civil rights law he helped enact.

08:04 PM - Apr 28, 2024

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"Gloria Ramirez, 75, whose parents moved to Wenden from Chihuahua, Mexico, in the 1960s to work in the fields, said the dropping groundwater levels have her worried...

“My house is lower,” she said. “The ground is splitting.”

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The Sinking Arizona Town Where Water and Politics Collide - The New York Times

Democrats see an opening to win back rural Trump voters fed up with their groundwater being pumped by huge farms.

08:33 AM - Apr 24, 2024

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"In a first-of-its-kind deal, the company recently sold the water rights tied to the land to the town of Queen Creek, a suburb of Phoenix, for a $14m gross profit."
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‘Water is more valuable than oil’: the corporation cashing in on America’s drought | Environment | The Guardian

In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town – and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away

08:46 AM - Apr 23, 2024

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“Representative Khanna and I are standing up to protect water from Wall Street speculation and ensure one of our most essential resources isn’t auctioned off to the highest bidder.”

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Bill Would End Trading in Water Futures – Mother Jones

She and Rep. Ro Khanna aim to curtail bets that could worsen a western crisis.

09:48 AM - Apr 21, 2024

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The Santa Cruz River is 4th on the list of "Americas Most Endangered Rivers of 2024"
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Santa Cruz River – America's Most Endangered Rivers® of 2024

Given the threats of climate change and legislation, the story of the Santa Cruz River is a bellwether for the entire nation. With local and nationwide support, we intend to bring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service here to southern Arizona to establish a Santa Cruz River Urban National Wildlife Refu..

09:31 AM - Apr 18, 2024

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The chemicals in our plastic has made it into water and the EPA is addressing it.

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Are ‘Forever Chemicals’ a Forever Problem? - The New York Times

The Environmental Protection Agency says “forever chemicals” must be removed from tap water. But they lurk in much more of what we eat, drink and use.

08:45 AM - Apr 18, 2024

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"Robles also noted the disproportionate presence of chemicals contaminating the water in Midvale, a community that is predominantly Latino and Spanish-speaking."
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Community calls out local government inaction after discovering cancer-causing chemicals in drinking water: 'Our health has been destroyed'

Contaminated groundwater has devastated a community in Tucson, Arizona, endangering the well-being of generations of families.

08:23 AM - Apr 15, 2024

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There’s misinformation around San Tan Valley, AZ, incorporation, such as our taxes going up.

There is currently $51.3 Million available to us without raising a cent in taxes. Here's the revenue!

It’s time for honest conversations around our incorporation!
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09:09 AM - Apr 14, 2024

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😆 yes!

11:00 PM - Apr 13, 2024

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"More than 30 million Americans could be hit with a water shortage after plumbing issues were found with a major US dam that sits on the Colorado River, officials warn."

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More than 30m Americans could face drinking water crisis as officials find major flaws in US dam | Daily Mail Online

The pipes in Glen Canyon Dam that release water from Lake Powell to feed Lake Mead are too damaged to function, officials said. There will be no spring release, threatening water supply.

11:16 AM - Apr 13, 2024

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It is fascinating that Arizona, a Confederate territory in 1864, restored a total ban on abortion law from when it was at war with America.

And here on Confederates Surrender Day (at Appomattox), so many of its proponents have said they don’t support what they supported.

11:37 PM - Apr 09, 2024

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"That disregard for the humanity and human rights of people who live in the Navajo Nation — it should be disturbing to every American that these conditions persist," Whiteman Runs Him says.”

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Here Arizona nurtures the Navajo Nation, but lacks water - Los Angeles Times

More than a third of the Navajo Nation lacks running water. As the tribe nears a pact with Arizona over water rights, a California nonprofit looks to help.

10:21 AM - Apr 09, 2024

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"They found that 86% of the water consumed in the Western U.S. is used to irrigate crops. Everything else — from energy development to swimming pools to Las Vegas’ elaborate casino fountains — gets by on the remaining 14%."

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Cattle are drinking the Colorado River dry - High Country News

Balancing Western water demand and supply will alter the region’s landscape.

10:32 AM - Apr 08, 2024

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“The target is the Minnesota-based company Riverview LLP, locally known as Coronado Farms.,…”

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10:19 AM - Apr 05, 2024

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"Because of the massive scale of this new industrial agriculture, domestic wells are drying up and residents are worried about their homes, small farms and businesses."

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10:10 AM - Apr 04, 2024

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When Jimmy Swaggart & Jim Bakker fell, that's when "pro-life" became the identity of the charismatic right. Yes, they voted R, but it became a national identity, a way of saying they belong to this so "stop making fun of us for supporting these two preachers."

10:39 AM - Apr 03, 2024

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"Irrigated agriculture is responsible for 74% of direct human uses and 52% of overall water consumption. Water consumed for agriculture amounts to three times all other direct uses combined. ...alfalfa and other grass hays account for 46% ..."

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New water accounting reveals why the Colorado River no longer reaches the sea | Communications Earth & Environment

Persistent overuse of water supplies from the Colorado River during recent decades has substantially depleted large storage reservoirs and triggered mandatory cutbacks in water use. The river holds critical importance to more than 40 million people and more than two million hectares of cropland. The..

10:18 AM - Apr 03, 2024

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"A study published last year found that during the megadrought, human-caused global warming decreased the Colorado River's natural flow by roughly the amount of water that can be stored in Lake Mead…”

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The Colorado River rarely reaches the sea. Here's why | NPR Illinois

More than half of the Colorado River's water is used to grow crops, primarily livestock feed, a new study finds. The river and its users are facing tough decisions as the climate warms.

10:06 AM - Apr 02, 2024

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