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Wall Street Dives into Western Water Scarcity for Profit

Cibola, a small town in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, is experiencing a land and water rights conflict as East Coast investment firms, including MassMutual subsidiary Greenstone Management Partners, purchase land in the region. Critics argue that these firms are exploiting Cibola’s limited water resources for profit, especially during a period of...

It’s Raining Now, but How Can California Boost Its Water Supply Later?

Lea este artículo en español. Over and over again, drought launches California into a familiar scramble to provide enough water. Cities and towns call for conservation and brace for shortages. Growers fallow fields and ranchers sell cows. And thousands of people discover that they can’t squeeze another drop from their wells. So where can California get enough water...

Pumping Mississippi River Water West: Solution or Dream?

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Waves of torrential rainfall drenched California into the new year. Snowpacks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains have swelled to more than 200% their normal size, and snowfall across the rest of the Colorado River Basin is trending above average, too. While the much-needed water has improved...

New Desalination Plant Will Boost California’s Drought-Depleted Water Supplies

DANA POINT — With California struggling through historic drought, the state's Coastal Commission on Thursday approved a desalination plant that could turn up to 5 million gallons of seawater a day into drinkable water. The commission voted 11-0 to approve the proposed Doheny Ocean Desalination Project in Dana Point, southeast...

Newsom Rejects Valley Lawmakers’ Request for Statewide Water Emergency Declaration

With California in drought conditions amid the third-driest precipitation totals in state history, Valley lawmakers want Gov. Gavin Newsom to take immediate action. On Wednesday, a bipartisan group asked Newsom to declare a statewide water emergency. The governor's office responded by saying Newsom will take action "if it becomes necessary."...

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