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Between now and January 30, we have a specific message for the Bureau of Land Management as we await the release of the pipeline's FEIS. Please use the following emails below and the message guide. Send…
Hundreds of dollars. That’s how much more customers of the Central Iron County Water District could pay per month for water in the coming years. And, go figure, public officials are not touting that bit of information when they gin…
In recent days we’ve been in local and national news outlets talking about the failure by negotiators on the Colorado River to hash out a long-term deal. And while it is easy to be a critic. It is hard to…
GBWN, Friends of Great Salt Lake, Bear River Canal Company and others protested specious water permit requests along the Great Salt Lake More than a year ago. And, as was alluded above, the Utah State Engineer denied the brunt of the…
Cedar City is attempting to achieve what Vegas could not: tapping deep waters that are, ultimately, the remains of ancient Lake Bonneville and a mix of more recent freshwater resources. Much of these waters are non-renewable resources that are 10,000…
A new proposal for deep aquifer drilling in Snake Valley raises questions about potential impacts on wildlife, springs, farmers, and the regulatory arena in Utah’s West Desert.
GBWN and NGO partners took regulatory action against requests for water permits from a…
What happens on the Colorado River doesn’t stay on the Colorado River. Indeed, the river system is not like a night on the Las Vegas Strip. When problems arise on the beleaguered system, the ancillary impacts ripple throughout the…
As crypto lobbyists increase their influence in Washington D.C., check and see if your member of congress is a friend or foe of the industry. This web site tracks lawmakers’ moods on the nascent industry. The U.S. House cast two…
Federal laws to support crypto currency and efforts to drum up demand for AI are transforming power grids and water supplies across the nation.
A few weeks ago, we released Four Recommendations for communities to address the arrival of data centers…
There’s no such thing as a free lunch. But lots of entities want to eat without paying a fair share or even considering the long-term costs for water and power supplies.
Throughout the Mountain West region and the United States at…
During the past few years, GBWN has been watching and tracking developments related to data centers — and the water that is necessary to power them. New and emerging technologies are driving up interest in ways we've never seen before.…
Call it a Saturday night special.
Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee released a statement yesterday saying that he would no longer pursue a provision that would allow for public land sales in the GOP tax bill that’s moving through Congress.
The move…
The tax bill moving through Congress is about “reconciling” differences between the nation’s income and its expenditures. That’s why you’re hearing so much about the Reconciliation process, which also, conveniently, only requires a simple major rather than the standard two-thirds…
A picture is worth a thousand words. For us at GBWN, that means imagery from hydrologic models used to justify water grabs are worth a hard look and lengthy discussion. Now that the Bureau of Land Management is re-starting the…
If we properly manage groundwater, we rightfully sustain a significant water supply that must remain for future generations of plant, animal and human life. That's easier said than done. And creating policy solutions to guarantee long-term water availability can be…
The Bureau of Land Management is reviving the permitting effort for the Cedar City Pipeline and West Desert Water Grab. This effort to siphon water away from rural counties in Utah and Nevada will have far-reaching impacts for centuries to…
At the heart of federal environmental permitting is an idea that every American should have a say about what happens on projects proposed for federal lands. And those who have private property, reserved rights, and deep connections to places should…
CARSON CITY, NV - A proposal to support selling off tens of thousands of acres of public land died in the Nevada Senate after failing to pass a key deadline on Friday.
AJR10’s defeat in the Nevada Senate underscores the…
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…
Data centers are driving the future of American life. This will have a ripple effect on every fabric of our lives. Businesses, real estate developers, electricity suppliers, and so much more.
Data center companies and business friendly communities are wooing one…