From the University of Colorado at Boulder: Assigned Water programs in the Colorado River system, like Intentionally Created Surplus and Mexican Water Reserve, have created valuable flexibility in the Lower Basin. These programs mitigate the disincentive for conservation or saving...
A 2015 law required the state Department of Toxic Substances Control to overhaul its permitting process to consider how multiple sources of pollution impacts health. Advocates now say the overdue rules aren’t protective enough. By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde, CalMatters This story...
A new computational model reveals that prescriptive water conservation in three US cities would be less effective under severe climate change. By Adam Smeltz, Penn State As temperatures rise and water supplies drop, public policy could bolster municipal water provisions...
Combining direct measurements with artificial intelligence methods, a new map estimates groundwater depth across the contiguous United States at a resolution of around 30 meters. Credit: Ma et al., 2026, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-03094-3, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Researchers used 1 million data points...
Approval clears path for new off-stream storage as Executive Order anniversary highlights more than 200,000 acre-feet of water in operational gains. Press release from the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today marked the one-year anniversary of President...
