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Below the submission box are suggested comments for you to send to the Bureau of Reclamation for the Post-2026 Colorado River Reservoir Operations DEIS. Copy and paste the comments below into the form to…
Expect the unexpected in natural resource politics in the year 2025.
Montana Congressman and former Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke, stripped out a provision from the Trump tax bill facilitating the sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands…
The Colorado River is a reflection of who we are as a society. And what is staring at us in the mirror is not pretty.
There is not water available for more development on the Colorado River. But Congress is taking…
Someone recently asked us: You’re the Great Basin Water Network. Why do you work in the Colorado River Basin? It’s a fair question that I’ve answered before.
At GBWN, we understand geography and human constructs. The Colorado River Basin and the…
Last night, the Nevada Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections held a hearing on a bill that urges President Trump and the Congress to sign off on a federal plan to create urban sprawl from the Las Vegas Valley…
Great Basin Water Network and Living Rivers released the following statements after the Bureau of Reclamation shared snapshots of the Alternatives relating to the upcoming Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the post-2026 operations for reservoir management at Lakes Mead…
It just wouldn't feel like August if federal officials weren't bracing us for more water cuts —triggered by federal projections of reservoir elevations — for the Lower Basin at Lake Mead. Annual reductions, announced in mid-August, are baked into the…
As the push for more pipelines and sprawl in Vegas continues, we must ask: Is this the right time to take more water from Lake Mead?
Like the ouroboros snake that eats itself, the Western growth machine just won’t quit…