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NV-UT Coalition Appeals BLM Pipeline Approval

GBWNApril 1, 2026

Baker, NV — Today a coalition of county governments, farmers, ranchers, concerned citizens, and government watchdogs appealed the federal government’s approval of the Cedar City Pipeline. The appellants include Great Basin Water Network, Beaver County, Millard County, Juab County, White…

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11 Reasons Why We Are Appealing The BLM’s Cedar City Pipeline Decision

GBWNMarch 30, 2026

Our coalition, which includes Beaver, Millard, Juab, White Pine, and Tooele Counties; the Indian Peaks Band of Paiute; the Center for Biological Diversity; and others are highlighting the serious flaws in the development of our upcoming appeals. 1. Significant…

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Filing FOIAs And Fighting For Due Process

GBWNMarch 30, 2026

Government transparency is not given. It is earned. We often make reasonable requests of officials throughout the region. And, routinely, government agencies tell us that elements of water-related decisionmaking cannot be made public. It's frustrating, but not dejecting. …

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A Pipeline For A Data Center

GBWNMarch 21, 2026

For years, we have heard from Iron County water officials that a pipeline to Cedar City was necessary to serve the community. Actions, however, speak louder than words. Recent records in the Iron County Planning Commission show that a company, Pronghorn…

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BLM APPROVES PIPELINE FOR GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT, APPEALS TO COME

GBWNMarch 2, 2026

BAKER, NV — Less than 72 hours after releasing a massive document for the Cedar City Pipeline, federal regulators veered from normal public review policies and approved the massive water grab in the Great Salt Lake Desert just south of…

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BLM RELEASES CEDAR CITY FEIS, COALITION RESPONDS

GBWNFebruary 27, 2026

BLM RELEASES 800+ PAGE FEIS ON FRIDAY AND VOWS A STAMP OF APPROVAL ON MONDAY FOR CEDAR CITY. WATER GRAB AND PIPELINE TO HARM AREAS NEAR GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK IN GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT Today, representatives from the Great…

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Comment On The Post-2026 Colorado River DEIS

GBWNFebruary 26, 2026

Send Your Colorado River Comments Today 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…

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The Great Siphon: How The Cedar City Pipeline Will Destroy Aquifers in the Great Salt Lake Desert

GBWNFebruary 10, 2026

Aquifers are complex mosaics of geologic and hydrologic phenomena. When humans remove large qunatities of water from aquifers, there are drastic changes that take place: The connections with surface water, the direction of flows, hydrostatic pressure, the discharges at springs,…

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CEDAR CITY TAKES ANOTHER HIT ON PIPELINE FEIS

GBWNJanuary 29, 2026

For the third time, federal regulators pushed back the release of the final environmental review for the Cedar City Pipeline. This was welcome news for a regulatory matter that’s been spanning more than five years. A delay is a win.…

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UTAH LEGISLATURE ATTACKING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON WATER PERMITTING

GBWNJanuary 29, 2026

The Utah Legislature is underway — and that means powerful interests are seeking to undermine important elements of water law. HB60 is supported by powerful lawmakers and the state engineer. Some people say it is an attempt to attack the Public Trust Doctrine…

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HELP GBWN WRITE ITS NEXT CHAPTER

GBWNJanuary 29, 2026

Water Warriors, It’s hard to write it: I am going to be departing as executive director in late spring. I am leaving to attend law school and hope to develop a public-interest practice that remains inspired by this organization.…

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Help Protect the Great Salt Lake Desert

GBWNDecember 2, 2025

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD 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…

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NEW BILLBOARD: PIPELINE WILL COST CEDAR CITY

GBWNNovember 19, 2025

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…

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GBWN IN NY TIMES: COLORADO RIVER OUTLOOK IS GRIM

GBWNNovember 19, 2025

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…

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Speculative Applications Denied on Banks of Great Salt Lake

GBWNNovember 9, 2025

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…

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UT and NV Officials to Iron County: Keep Your Pipes Out Of Our Aquifers

GBWNNovember 9, 2025

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…

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Will Regulators Approve A Lithium Proposal Near Great Basin National Park?

GBWNOctober 9, 2025

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…

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NO WATER AVAILABLE: NGOs RELEASE NEW REPORT TO ADDRESS COLORADO RIVER’S MAJOR PROBLEMS

GBWNSeptember 30, 2025

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…

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Does the Crypto Industry Love Your Representative

GBWNSeptember 15, 2025

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…

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Protecting Water and Energy Bills: Sample Ordinances for Crypto Regulation

GBWNSeptember 15, 2025

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…

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