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Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin, satellite data show
As the Colorado River's reservoirs have declined, even larger amounts of groundwater have been drained from aquifers. Using ...
Groundwater supplies are plunging across the Colorado River Basin: Study
The Colorado River Basin’s groundwater supplies are dwindling, thanks to a combination of both natural events and human ...
The Colorado River is running low. The picture looks even worse underground, study says.
The Colorado River Basin has lost twice as much groundwater since 2003 as water taken out of its reservoirs, according to a ...
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In Idaho, Water Shortages Pit Farmers Against One Another
More groundwater pumping has meant declines in springflow, less water going to the river and shortfalls for users like the canal company. Although the issue reached a crescendo this year ...
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Court orders California county to ensure groundwater pumping doesn’t harm streams and fish
Every year in Sonoma County, steelhead trout and coho salmon return to spawn in creeks along the Russian River that are fed by groundwater. Environmental advocates have long urged the county to ...
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BASF Wyandotte site leaching pollutants into Detroit River — and a fix is years away
Mercury, PFAS and other harmful pollutants have for years emanated off the BASF Wyandotte plant's property through groundwater into the Detroit River The company is working with U.S. EPA on a ...
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The Stream, August 7, 2024: $1.7B Mekong River Canal Breaks Ground, Stirring Environmental and Subsistence Concerns
A $1.7 billion canal project linking the Mekong River with the Gulf of Thailand broke ground this ... The rough number of different chemicals discovered in 171 rivers and groundwater catchments tested ...