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Who cuts in the Colorado River Basin
Priority cuts, proportional cuts, negotiated cuts, and mounting risk.
Jan 14
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Things I'm watching heading into the new year
Physical constraints, legal rules and groundwater management in 2026.
Dec 30, 2025
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Daniel Rothberg
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The dismissal of Nevada's top water regulator
Plus: The stalled Colorado River talks and the uneven price of water in the West.
Dec 19, 2025
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Daniel Rothberg
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Q&A with Caroline Tracey about "Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History"
"When you’re driving around in the desert, you see a salt lake, and not only is it a lake, but it’s particularly blue and particularly reflective and…
Nov 25, 2025
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What happened on the Colorado River?
Negotiating around legal uncertainties as climate change takes its toll.
Nov 12, 2025
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Daniel Rothberg
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Q&A: The Colorado River in 2025
Feb 12, 2025
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The dismissal of Nevada's top water regulator
Dec 19, 2025
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'As I read this, I get chills.'
Feb 14, 2025
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Is mining law reform dead?
Jun 5, 2024
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Well into the future
Looking at a groundwater rights retirement pilot program.
Nov 7, 2025
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Community engagement + transparency
A few news items to start out November.
Nov 4, 2025
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Where there's mining there's water
Gold hit a record-high this week. Behind the commodity price is a water story, too.
Oct 23, 2025
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Q&A: 'Life After Dead Pool'
Plus, a couple of news stories from this week.
Oct 16, 2025
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'Peak groundwater'
Catching up, new articles, + clearing out my tabs for the new water year.
Oct 10, 2025
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Research, writing, and history on our relationship to water in the Western U.S. and arid places.
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