ENVIRONMENT

Drowning in Drought

Better management and conservation efforts are needed to stave off a worsening water crisis.

Climate Change Will Not Be Kind to American Water and Agriculture

The latest report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program is a comprehensive overview of climate change science, but it is also a clear warning about how global warming will make life harder for millions of Americans. The agricultural sector [...]

Cool Head in a Hot Seat

Climate change knits energy and water policy together—a fact western states discover as reservoirs drop and rivers dwindle. The newly confirmed head of the Bureau, Michael Connor, steps into a job that no longer focuses on building dams, but now centers on river restoration and climate change adaptation.

The Implications of Climate Change for the Chesapeake Bay

Climate change will alter the Chesapeake Bay in ways that undermine important assumptions about resource management and restoration. Public agencies involved in bay protection do not need to wait for new authorities to address these issues.

Nor Any Drop to Drink?

Federal legislation that would enhance the Environmental Protection Agency’s role in protecting our most valuable resource advances to the Senate.

Low Flows, Hot Trout

Two new reports highlight impacts on western trout streams and propose constructive steps to take in response.

A Little Less Talk, A Lot More Action

Support grows in Congress for a reprise of the 1973 National Water Commission. Studies are useful, but must lead to real change.

Watering the West

Fast-growing western states are making the link between land use and water management by taking a hard look at the reliability of water sources for new development.

Water in a Warming West

The Environmental Protection Agency identifies key steps to cope with the shrinking Rocky Mountain snow mass and subsequently depleted sources of water in the West.