FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2022 Media Contacts: Beaver County Commissioner Mark Whitney, 435-691-9448 GBWN Board Member Steve Erickson, 801-554-9029 Former White Pine County Commissioner Gary Perea, 775-761-6128 Chairwoman Tamra Borchardt Slayton, 435-691-3946 FILING INTENDS TO SEND CEDAR CITY PIPELINE FIGHT TO STATE COURT…

Please join GBWN and a panel of poets, hell raisers, writers, water warriors and folks who helped stop the Vegas water grab. GBWN and others will be reciting poems, making music, telling stories, and sharing wisdom. 

After years of ringing alarm bells - the folks on the Colorado River are finally realizing Lake Mead is running out of water. SNWA has proposed a new framework for the Basin States to cut hundreds of thousands of acre-feet…

Lake Powell bears a lot of responsibility. The Glen Canyon Dam holds water for millions of people and crops downstream. However, drought conditions are severely impacting the water levels in the lake.  GBWN's Kyle Roerink spoke with KUER about the…

The Southern Nevada Water Authority claims it has a plan for how the seven Colorado River Basin States can protect Lake Mead and Lake Powell. However, it's unclear whether the other Basin States agree with their plan.  Great Basin Water…

The West Desert water fight continues on, as Iron County water officials look to extract billions of gallons of water from Pine Valley to sustain growth in Cedar City.  The fight has left the ground and is heading into the…

In December 2022, leaders from the Colorado River Basin states came together to consider how to fix the water shortage on the river. One solution that came up was paying farmers to leave water in the river.  GBWN's Kyle Roerink…

The Great Salt Lake is currently dying. Water is at the lowest level in recorded history, causing toxic dust storms, imperiled bird populations, and economic losses.  GBWN's Kyle Roerink spoke with the Salt Lake Tribune about the issue.  Read…

It is no secret the Colorado River is shrinking. The severe drought conditions are harmful to the entire river basin, but may be particularly harmful to small communities without the ability to store water for future need. Great Basin Water…

We're making headlines because we are making change. The Guardian's Gabrielle Canon just reported on our fight to stop the West Desert Water Grab from draining the Great Basin for sprawl in Cedar City. The piece digs into the hydrology,…