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As years of drought and overpumping have reduced groundwater supplies across the West, officials and conservation groups in one part of our region are working to address the problem.
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New research shows that in much of the world, water supplies for drinking, bathing and farming are being threatened. That includes sections of the Mountain West.
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Water is scarce in much of the Mountain West. That’s why, every spring, one tribe spends days cleaning ditches that are vital to irrigating their farmlands. But aging infrastructure and the effects of climate change are making it harder for farmers to get enough water – even after the cleanings.
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For 40 years, the Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico has been working to access the water they feel they’re owed by the federal government. And those efforts are more urgent than ever as climate change and development continue to affect their water supplies.
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing on Nov. 16 on a variety of tribal water rights settlement bills, including two that would impact Indigenous communities in the Mountain West.
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Sharing the pain of scarcity goes against Western water law – but this Nevada farm community is trying it anyway.
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Read or listen to news headlines for Thursday, July 28, 2022.
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Read or listen to news headlines for Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
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Here are the morning news headlines for Monday, Apr. 19, 2021.Rural Sheriffs Sign Letter Blaming Biden Administration For “Illegal Immigration”By Paul…