Water wars. BLM slams attempted Vegas water grab
BLM releases 1,400 page report attacking a plan by Las Vegas to siphon billions of gallons of water from rural Nevada, saying it would be a disaster.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
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The Big Gulp as the mother of all water wars
The water wars never really go away even if they aren’t always in the public view. But be assured, the politics of water in California is generally more akin to a street fight than anything else. The problem, as always,…
Water wars re-emerge as Cadiz proposes major storage project
Virtually all of California’s water comes from someplace other than where it is consumed. Water travels through hundreds of miles of aqueducts inside the state, from the Sacramento Delta to the Central Valley and the Southland. San Francisco gets its…
Las Vegas wants 65 billion gallons of Utah water annually
The Salt Lake City Tribune says no, as does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Sierra Club. Southern Nevada Water Authority chief Pat Mulroy is known for hardball tactics in her desperate attempts to grab /…
Water wars, Texas style
The century old Rule of Capture in Texas, which says landowners can pump as much water as they want, is being challenged in court. Water wonks are watching this potentially landmark case closely. Our water laws are a confusing, contradictory…