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We’re excited to award 17 grants and a total of $90,969 to these journalists to support their coverage of water issues in and around the Colorado River Basin.
https://waterdesk.org/2022/11/water-desk-supports-journalists-covering-the-colorado-river-basin/
New podcast episode: water harvesting expert Brad Lancaster explains how individuals and communities can make the most of rainfall and greywater to stretch local supplies.
Brad Lancaster, author and expert on water harvesting, explains how to make the most of rainfall and greywater to stretch local supplies.
Deadline approaching: 1 week left for journalists and media outlets to apply by Sept. 21 for grants of $2,500 to $10,000 to support coverage of water issues in and around the Colorado River Basin.
How journalists can apply to The Water Desk for funding to support their coverage of water issues in and around the Colorado River Basin.
Journalists: we're now accepting proposals for grants of $2,500 to $10,000 to support coverage of water issues connected to the Colorado River Basin. The application deadline is September 21.
Learn more about the program and how to apply:
https://waterdesk.org/journalists/grants/
How journalists can apply to The Water Desk for funding to support their coverage of water issues in and around the Colorado River Basin.
New podcast episode: we talk to Laura Paskus of New Mexico PBS about climate change, the Rio Grande, New Mexico water issues, and the challenges/rewards of being an environmental journalist.
https://waterdesk.org/2022/03/water-and-climate-change-in-new-mexico-water-buffs-podcast-ep-9-laura-paskus
We talk to Laura Paskus, a journalist with New Mexico PBS, about her coverage of climate change and water issues in the state.
Deadline approaching: journalists and media outlets can apply by March 7 for grants of $2,500 to $10,000 to support their coverage of water issues in New Mexico and the Rio Grande Basin.
https://waterdesk.org/journalists/new-mexico-and-rio-grande
How journalists can apply to The Water Desk for funding to support their coverage of water issues in New Mexico and along the Rio Grande.
Journalists: apply by March 1 for a Ted Scripps Fellowship at the University of Colorado Boulder's Center for Environmental Journalism.
https://www.colorado.edu/cej/ted-scripps-fellowships-environmental-journalism
Interested in deepening your understanding of environmental issues and expanding your journalistic skills? CU Boulder's reputation as one of the nation's best destinations for environmental education, coupled with that of the Scripps Fellowships program, makes this an incredible opportunity to take....
We’ve added new aerial photos of the San Juan River to our free multimedia library.
The San Juan is a key tributary of the Colorado River that drains the Four Corners region.
https://waterdesk.org/multimedia/photos/photos-san-juan-river-aerials-may-2021
We talk to journalist and author Heather Hansman about her reporting on Western water issues, including her journey down the Green River and her new book Powder Days.
https://waterdesk.org/2021/11/paddling-the-green-river-to-report-on-western-water-water-buffs-podcast-ep-8-heather-hansman
Journalist Heather Hansman floated the Green River to explore water issues in the American West, then wrote a fascinating book about her journey.
New Water Buffs podcast episode explores solutions to water insecurity on the Navajo Nation.
https://waterdesk.org/2021/11/solving-water-insecurity-on-the-navajo-nation-water-buffs-podcast-ep-7-kaitlin-harris
About one-third of Navajo Nation residents lack running water in their homes and water pollution remains a serious issue in the region. We talk to Kaitlin Harris of DigDeep’s Navajo Water Project about solutions to these pressing problems.
Deadline approaching: apply by November 1 for grants of up to $10,000 to support water journalism connected to the Colorado River Basin.
https://waterdesk.org/journalists/grants
How journalists can apply to The Water Desk for funding to support their coverage of water issues in and around the Colorado River Basin.
We’ve added photos and drone videos of the Hanging Flume above the Dolores River in SW Colorado. Built in the late 19th century, the flume transported water in a failed bid to mine gold. It’s now on the National Register of Historic Places.
https://waterdesk.org/multimedia/hanging-flume-dolores-river
This entry in our multimedia library features photos and videos of the Hanging Flume along the Dolores River in southwest Colorado.
In a remote California town, pistachio farmers are facing off against the U.S. Navy over water rights. The outcome could shape future legal fights as climate change upends the status quo.
https://waterdesk.org/2021/04/the-water-war-in-indian-wells-valley
California pistachio farmers are facing off against the U.S. Navy over water rights. The outcome could shape future legal fights as climate change upends the status quo.
"Our new study found that in 2017-2018, the number of Americans who didn’t drink tap water increased at an alarmingly high rate, particularly for Black and Hispanic adults and children."
https://waterdesk.org/2021/04/nearly-60-million-americans-dont-drink-their-tap-water
Water insecurity is an underrecognized but growing problem in the U.S. Tap water distrust is part of the problem.
New photos in our free multimedia library: the Green River, Yampa River and Echo Park in Dinosaur National Monument. This area was nearly flooded by a dam in the mid-20th century.
https://waterdesk.org/multimedia/photos-green-river-yampa-river-echo-park-and-dinosaur-national-monument-september-2020
This entry in our multimedia library features photos of the Green River, Yampa River and Echo Park in Dinosaur National Monument.
Colorado water officials are considering whether to designate the increasingly stressed Yampa River from Steamboat Springs downstream to near its entrance into Dinosaur National Monument as over-appropriated.
https://waterdesk.org/2021/03/state-proposes-a-new-paradigm-for-yampa-river
Colorado water officials are considering whether to designate the increasingly stressed Yampa River as over-appropriated.
We’ve added new photos and videos of Paonia Reservoir, on Colorado’s Western Slope, to our free multimedia library.
https://waterdesk.org/multimedia/photos-and-videos-paonia-reservoir-december-2020
This entry in our multimedia library features drone-captured photos and videos of Paonia Reservoir on Colorado's Western Slope.
Many of the streams that people count on for fishing, water and recreation are getting warmer as global temperatures rise. But they aren’t all heating up in the same way.
https://waterdesk.org/2021/03/your-favorite-fishing-stream-may-be-at-high-risk-from-climate-change-heres-how-to-tell
Many streams that people count on for fishing, water and recreation are warming as global temperatures rise. But they aren’t all heating up in the same way.
A majority of Colorado voters believe the state should spend more money to protect and conserve its water resources, but they’re not willing to support new state taxes to fund the work, according to a series of bipartisan polls.
https://waterdesk.org/2021/03/new-poll-slim-majority-supports-spending-more-to-protect-colorados-water
A majority of Colorado voters believe the state should spend more money to protect its water resources, but they’re not willing to support new state taxes to fund the work.
"Some water experts fear that a long-held aspiration to develop more water in the Upper Colorado River Basin is creating another chance to let politics and not science lead the way on river management."
https://waterdesk.org/2021/03/report-estimates-of-future-upper-colorado-river-basin-water-use-confound-planning
Some water experts say unrealistic projections make it harder to plan for a future under climate change.
De-icing salts can pollute water bodies. Taking a page from nature, scientists hope to develop effective but more benign antifreeze compounds.
https://waterdesk.org/2021/02/to-make-less-harmful-road-salts-were-studying-natural-antifreezes-produced-by-fish
De-icing salts can pollute water bodies. Taking a page from nature, scientists hope to develop effective but more benign antifreeze compounds.
Drought, growth, climate change, budget cuts, wildfires and competing demands for water are among the challenges facing the Colorado Water Plan.
https://waterdesk.org/2021/02/colorado-water-plan-turns-five-is-it-working
Drought, growth, climate change, budget cuts, wildfires and competing demands for water are among the challenges facing the Colorado Water Plan.
State engineers in Colorado's Arkansas River basin are beginning to crack down on more than 10,000 ponds without legal water rights, which they say are harming senior rights holders.
https://waterdesk.org/2021/02/colorado-officials-crack-down-on-ponds-in-arkansas-river-basin
State engineers in the Arkansas River basin are beginning to crack down on thousands of ponds without legal water rights, which they say are harming senior rights holders.
"Globally, one in 12 people could face extreme drought related to water storage every year by the end of this century, compared to an average of about one in 33 at the end of the 20th century."
https://waterdesk.org/2021/02/two-thirds-of-earths-land-is-on-pace-to-lose-water-as-the-climate-warms-thats-a-problem-for-people-crops-and-forests
There are growing concerns that many regions of the world will face water crises in the coming decades as rising temperatures exacerbate drought conditions.
Important reporting from our grantee, Water Education Foundation, explains the challenges of implementing California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
https://www.watereducation.org/western-water/heart-san-joaquin-valley-two-groundwater-sustainability-agencies-try-find-their
WESTERN WATER SPECIAL REPORT: Agencies in Fresno, Tulare counties pursue different approaches to address overdraft and meet requirements of California’s groundwater law
Water managers in Colorado expect significant challenges come spring, when melting snow produces debris and sediment that can clog bridges, culverts and reservoirs.
https://waterdesk.org/2021/01/east-troublesome-fire-could-cause-water-quality-impacts-for-years
The Colorado fire grew 100,000 acres in 24 hours, eventually becoming the second-largest wildfire in the state’s recorded history.
One year after it launched one of the largest lead treatment programs in the United States, Denver Water has installed 4,500 new service lines and is slightly ahead of schedule.
https://waterdesk.org/2021/01/despite-pandemic-denver-waters-lead-reduction-program-shows-promising-early-results
One year after it launched one of the largest lead treatment programs in the United States, Denver Water is slightly ahead of schedule.
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