Arizona is facing dramatic cuts in water deliveries from the drought-imperiled Colorado River. But many water managers there aren’t that worried due to a long in the works conservation strategy. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:It is drier than it has been in the Southwest for 1,200 years. And the fast-growing states there that rely on the Colorado… >> Read More
For decades, our oceans have been filling up with trash. The North Pacific Garbage Patch, also called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, has accumulated approximately 80,000 tons of plastic waste—and that estimate continues to climb. Most of the litter in the ocean is delivered by rivers that carry waste and human pollution from land to… >> Read More
At first glance, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new water supply strategy might suggest the projects he is proposing will create about 7 million acre-feet of new water, but a closer reading shows that’s not quite true. If every proposed storage facility is built, and the proposed water recycling and desalination projects are also eventually completed, Newsom’s… >> Read More
Our oceans are swirling concoctions of waste that scientists have for years reported is fed by an influx of pollution from both the land and the sea. But working out what rubbish winds up in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the North Pacific, where it comes from, and who is responsible is an ongoing… >> Read More
Workers at Lake Mead on Wednesday did something not seen in many years. They actually raised a boat launch ramp. The ramp at Hemenway Harbor was briefly closed as crews adjusted the pipe mat and dock for account for rising water level. You read that right. As KLAS reported on Monday, Lake Mead has risen… >> Read More