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PRESS RELEASE: Searles Valley Minerals praises court ruling as positive outcome for the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Basin

August 1, 2025

Press release from Searles Valley Minerals: Searles Valley Minerals is pleased with the decision of Orange County Superior Court confirming...

PRESS RELEASE: Preliminary court ruling limits U.S. Navy water rights

Indian Wells Valley

Groundwater News

July 31, 2025

Ruling doesn’t change estimates of China Lake water use, but will likely mean less, more expensive water for Indian Wells...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona developments face lawsuit over federally reserved groundwater

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 20, 2025

Conservationists demand that the state reevaluate the physical and legal availability of water taken by subdivisions from the San Pedro...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Federal, state officials promise more tribal inclusion in Colorado River negotiations

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

July 1, 2023

Tribes say structural inclusion is key By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Federal and state officials have promised more tribal inclusion...

PRO PUBLICA: Supreme Court Keeps Navajo Nation Waiting for Water

Pro Publica

Colorado River

June 26, 2023

By Anna V. Smith, High Country News, and Umar Farooq and Mark Olalde, ProPublica This article originally appeared on Inside...

THE CONVERSATION: Supreme Court rules the US is not required to ensure access to water for the Navajo Nation

The Conversation

Colorado River Policy and regulation

June 23, 2023

By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., covers 27,000 square...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Tribe seeking Colorado River water rights spurned by high court

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 22, 2023

The justices dealt a blow to the Navajo Nation in the war for water in the arid American Southwest. By...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Tribe’s fight for water in drought-plagued West divides Supreme Court

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

March 20, 2023

Over 150 years ago the federal government agreed to provide the Navajo Nation with land to live on, but the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Western water wars at high court focus on Navajo Nation

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

March 16, 2023

Out of the arid American Southwest is a case headed to the Supreme Court dealing with the hottest commodity in...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court adds fight over Colorado River water rights to its docket

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

November 4, 2022

In the drought-prone West, a tribal nation claims the government should have protected its access to water. By Kelsey Reichmann...

YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: Tribal Water Rights and Resources in a Changing Climate

Maven

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 16, 2020

From the Klamath waters to the Western desert valleys, recent court rulings highlight the important and evolving role of tribal...

CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Tribal Groundwater Rights and SGMA: A New Underlying Tension?

Maven

Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

May 15, 2019

Panel discussion moderated by DWR Tribal Advisor Anecita Agustinez discusses tribal involvement in GSAs, the benefits of tribal participation in...