America’s Most Endangered River of 2013: The Colorado
It is a river that goes by many names – Red. Grand River Red. The
Canyon Maker. And today it is the Most Endangered River in the country.
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Keep The Colorado River Flowing
Tell Congress to support funding of critical programs that address
sustainable water supply in the Colorado River Basin and across the
West!
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In The News
May 23, 2013
The cost of pumping water from Lake Mead into the Las Vegas Valley is going up, but residents shouldn’t expect to see any changes in their water bills. The issue: The Southern Nevada Water Authority’s Board of Directors considered whether to increase the wholesale delivery charge to local municipalities by $10 per acre foot. The vote: Approved unanimously. Read More »
May 14, 2013
In drought-plagued New Mexico, water is gold. And this week, Mora County in the northern part of the state took a firm stand to protect its precious liquid: it banned all oil and gas extraction from county lands. It is believed to be the first county in the nation to take such action. Big oil companies, notably Shell, had reportedly already leased more than 100,000 acres of land in Mora. Read More »
May 14, 2013
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Warmer spring temperatures since 1980 are causing an estimated 20 percent loss of snow cover across the Rocky Mountains of western North America, according to new research from the U.S. Geological Survey. The new study builds upon a previous USGS snowpack investigation which showed that, until the 1980s, the northern Rocky Mountains experienced large snowpacks when the central and southern Rockies experienced meager ones, and vice versa. Yet, since the 1980s, there have been simultaneous snowpack declines along the entire length of the Rocky Mountains, and unusually severe declines in the north. Read More »
