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Lake Powell Hits Record Low and Lake Mead Could Fall Nearly 40 Feet, Straining Water for 40 Million

Lake Powell hit a record low, and federal forecasts show Lake Mead falling further by 2028. What it means for water, heat, and health in the West.

Medical Daily · Sep 25

Hoover Dam is shut down to visitors for the second time in a week

Maintenance crews are working to evaluate a 150-ton cableway system after a carriage shifted unexpectedly during routine work

The Independent UK · Jul 29

Releasing cool water protects fish in the Grand Canyon. That comes at cost to hydropower

Federal officials are considering cool water releases for the third consecutive year at Glen Canyon Dam in Northern Arizona this summer to safeguard the humpback chub, a federally protected fish

The Independent UK · May 26

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'Unprecedented drought conditions': More than 500 data centers across Nevada, California, and Arizona could feel the pinch as the iconic Hoover Dam potentially loses 40% of its power output because of poor rainfall and abnormally low snowpack numbers

Drought driven water cuts are set to reduce Hoover Dam output significantly, forcing utilities to find replacement power amid raising regional costs.

TechRadar · May 3

Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk

Experts are warning that Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply water to farmers and protect communities from floods

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2025

Musk’s DOGE ‘whiz kids’ flew to California to try and release water themselves during LA fires

The pair traveled to California after reportedly trying to pressure a top government official to open the water pump

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

Texas sued New Mexico over Rio Grande water. Now the states are fighting the federal government.

After the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the federal government in the long-running water dispute, the states — which had finally worked out a water-sharing agreement — are back to the drawing board.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 4, 2024

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Takeaways from AP's report on federal policies shielding information about potential dam failures

Thousands of people live downstream from dams yet may not always realize the risks

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2024

Conflicting federal policies may cost residents more on flood insurance, and leave them at risk

An Associated Press review has found that thousands of people may be paying more for flood insurance or remain unaware of the dangers of dam failures because of conflicting federal policies

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2024

Montana canal pipe splits open, flooding area and threatening local farming industry, 1 city's water

Two century-old steel pipes that help convey water from a river on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation to a river that helps irrigate northern Montana cropland have failed, causing local flooding and raising concerns about the availability of drinking water for 14,000 residents in the city of Havre later this summer

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024

‘Water is more valuable than oil’: the corporation cashing in on America’s drought

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

The Guardian - US · Apr 16, 2024

Native American community breaks ground on historic clean energy project

The Gila River Indian Community will be the first in the US to construct a solar-panel-lined water canal, reports Katie Hawkinson

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Native American community makes US history with clean energy project

The Gila River Indian Community will be the first in the US to construct a solar-panel-lined water canal, reports Katie Hawkinson

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2023

Water managers warn that stretches of the Rio Grande will dry up without more rain

Lack of rain and hot conditions in central New Mexico are leaving one of North America's longest rivers in dire shape again

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

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Los Angeles Times · May 22, 2023

Breakthrough Colorado River deal reached, bringing big water cuts for three years

LOS ANGELES — The seven states that depend on the Colorado River announced Monday that they have reached an agreement on cutting water use from the river over the next three years to prevent reservoirs from falling to critically low levels.

Capital & Main · Apr 25, 2023

‘We Can’t Be Living in an Economy of 40 Million People This Close to the Edge.’

Lake Mead, a key water source for California and six other states, is close to drying up. Water policy expert Felicia Marcus says dramatic action is needed on conservation, recycling and efficiency.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2023

US presents proposals for major water cuts on Colorado River

LOS ANGELES — The federal government on Tuesday laid out two options for preventing the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs from falling to critically low levels, saying it could either impose cuts across the Southwest by following the water-rights priority system or by using an across-the-board percentage.

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Feds spend $2.4 million on cloud seeding for Colorado River

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation granted $2.4 million Thursday for cloud seeding in the Upper Colorado River Basin

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Los Angeles Times · Mar 11, 2023

Flush with rain, California plans to replenish drought-depleted groundwater with floodwaters

LOS ANGELES — With torrential rains drenching California, state water regulators have endorsed a plan to divert floodwaters from the San Joaquin River to replenish groundwater that has been depleted by heavy agricultural pumping during three years of record drought.

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