We sit in legislative hearings, read bills, and track the latest ongoings so you don’t have to. This week exemplifies why you want to keep us lurking in the halls…
This week proved that no western state near Utah’s borders is safe. On Thursday, Senator Stuart Adams dropped SB211, which would create the Utah Water Agent – an official tasked…
There’s been a lot of hubbub about the major decision the
Nevada Supreme Court just issued in Sullivan v Lincoln County Water District
–– a ruling that puts an important capstone on…
The Kane County Water Conservancy District is asking for $10,000,000 in state funds to construct a new dam and reservoir on the East Fork of the Virgin River upstream from…
The Nevada Supreme Court dropped a major ruling in the saga regarding the Lower White River Flow System on Thursday, setting a new precedent for managing groundwater flows and protecting…
Hello Water Warriors,
We're back with some exciting news from the Nevada Supreme Court, a recap of the Rally for Great Salt Lake, and another update from the 2024 Utah…
The madness never stops, folks. Thankfully, we keep a close eye on water rights filings throughout the region and, once again, Escalante Valley Partners LLC – a cohort of local…
The Colorado River has its own version of COP28, and this year it’s fraught with tension and uncertainty. This week, leaders from the seven Upper and Lower Basin states ––…
Attached below is our comment letter for the revised draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for operations at Glen Canyon Dam and Hoover Dam through 2026.
This comment letter is provided by…
High-End Housing in the Lowlands of the Colorado River Floodplain
There is a brand of schadenfreude in this country that usually comes at the expense of wealthy people who…
Last Tuesday, weeks after submitting a formal protest, we attended a hearing on Blackstone Minerals’ filing for water rights in Green River, UT –– opposing the company’s application for groundwater…
Sign Our Petition: Foreign Companies Want to Cash In On the Lithium Rush with the Colorado River System
We show up for the water resources we vow to protect.
On Tuesday,…
Muddy Waters Aren't Coming to Our Sandy Deserts
Along the mighty Mississippi River, saltwater intrusions are making headlines and jeopardizing water management in communities that depend on the nation’s hardest…
Water warriors,
We have another newsletter raising the hard questions about western water issues and providing a few answers to boot. This week we go to the muddy banks of the…
The Paradox of the American West Our Executive Director, Kyle Roerink, was featured in today’s Business Insider piece by Kyle Paoletta, speaking to the cost of sprawl in the West…
Issues of title and ownership aren’t the sexiest water issues in an era of aridification. But the competing interests that are wheeling and dealing for scarce water resources amid the…
Issues of title and ownership aren’t the sexiest water issues in an era of aridification. But the competing interests that are wheeling and dealing for scarce water resources amid the…
GBWN is proud to welcome Chandler Rosenberg, our newest full-time staffer –– made possible by your generous support. As Deputy Director, Chandler will be helping to manage campaigns, legislative issues,…
It's not every day that we get to celebrate the defeat of a proposed water grab.
Thank you for taking the time to read something other than a weather report, water…