Environment
View ongoing articles regarding the San Juan River and the Navajo Nation on the Navajo Times website here. Mar 13, 2018: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/378097-epa-to-review-all-claims-from-colorado-mine-spill-within-weeks Aug 9, 2017: New Mexico congressional delegation worries state, Navajo Nation will be … Continue reading Animas River in Colorado Contaminated by Gold King Mine Wastewater
Aug 6, 2015: Because of the drought, many farmers in California's Central Valley have been forced to get a greater percentage of water used for crop irrigation from groundwater aquifers. This has resulted in a … Continue reading Overpumping of California Central Valley Aquifers
Sep 23, 2015: The cap on Intake No. 3 was removed, causing water from Lake Mead to enter and fill the 3-mile tunnel, marking the completion of the project. Las Vegas uncaps Lake Mead's "third … Continue reading Water Resource | Lake Mead | Nevada
Jun 16, 2015: According to a NASA study conducted over the ten-year period 2003-2013, the 37 largest aquifers around the world are being depleted (more water is being removed than replaced). The study is part … Continue reading Worldwide Depletion of Aquifers
In South America, Chile is experiencing an 8-year drought that is similar to the drought in California. Crops are drying up, copper mine production is down, wildfires have been a problem, and hydroelectric power production … Continue reading Drought in Chile South America
Nov 28, 2017 U.S. repeal of carbon rule criticized in coal country | Reuters Retired Miner With Black Lung Begs EPA To Save Power Plant Rules: ‘We're Literally Dying' | CNN Nov 2, 2017 EPA … Continue reading Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants
Jun 30, 2015 By a vote of 7-0, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that homeowners who have sustained injuries or property damage from earthquakes they say are caused by fracking can sue in Oklahoma state … Continue reading Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules on Homeowners and Earthquakes Caused by Fracking
American cities used to make money by recycling the waste we as consumers put in those big blue recycling bins, but according to an article in The Washington Post, now cities are paying to keep … Continue reading Recycling Facilities in the United States are Losing Money
Feb 28, 2017: Trump issued an executive order entitled "Presidential Executive Order on Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the 'Waters of the United States' Rule". The "Waters of the … Continue reading U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers Finalize Clean Water Rule
California's Central Valley, 40-60 miles wide and extending about 450 miles from the town of Redding on the north to Bakersfield on the south, is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world … Continue reading Central Valley California Crops and Irrigation with Recycled Oil Field Water