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April 13, 2012--Western states prepare for dangerous fire season (Summit Daily)

The West's 2012 wildfire season exploded in earnest last month with a wind-whipped blaze that killed three people in rugged alpine canyon country near Denver. It took a 700-strong federal firefighting...

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April 27, 2012--Las Vegas water grab challenged in court (Summit Voice)

Nowhere is water more precious than the desert, where a tiny oasis can be the only source of sustenance in thousands of acres. Most people intuitively understand the value of water in dry regions, but...

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May 4, 2012--Movie review: 'Last Call at the Oasis' smartly sounds alarm on...

"Last Call on the Oasis" is a playful title for a film that couldn't be more deadly serious. A thorough examination of the epic crises threatening the world's water supply, crises that few people are...

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May 14, 2012--Study documents economic muscle of Colorado River (Colorado...

The Colorado River provides much of the West with drinking water, water for crops and even water for fracking. In the end, though, it may be the non-consumptive use of recreation that is the river’s...

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June 17, 2012--Lake Mead pipeline project risky but vital to Las Vegas'...

Just 6 miles from where the Hoover Dam holds back the largest reservoir in the nation, workers are struggling against solid rock, geologic faults and seeping water to construcread more

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August 6, 2012--BLM analysis reveals massive potential damage from Las Vegas...

The Bureau of Land Management today released its long-anticipated final environmental impact statement for the pipeline right-of-way for the Southern Nevada Water Authority's "groundwater development...

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August 15, 2012--Desert solitaire: Las Vegas bets big on rural water (High...

A water mining project that’s been a quarter-century in the making took a major step forward last week, when the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recommended approval of a plan for diverting groundwater...

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January 1, 2013--BLM OKs massive Nevada pipeline project (Summit Voice)

Conservation advocates say they will challenge the Bureau of Land Management’s approval of a 250-mile pipeline project designed to drain central Nevada aquifers and deliver water to Las Vegas. The...

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January 10, 2013--BLM okays controversial Nevada water pipeline (High Country...

Maybe the Bureau of Land Management thought they could dodge two decades of Nevada water controversy by releasing a crucial decision just two days after Christmas.read more

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May 17, 2013--Climate: Drought conditions edge westward (Summit Voice)

Drought woes have eased in the Midwest after a wet spring, but the far West,  California in particular, are facing continued dry conditions. California has reported its driest year to-date on record,...

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August 4, 2013--Water shortages loom in Southwest, could trigger cuts (msn.com)

Resource managers in the Colorado River Basin are preparing for an unprecedented scenario: By next year, water in Lake Powell is likely to drop to a level that will trigger mandatory cuts in water...

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August 16, 2013--Feds begin Colorado River water drought measures (Denver Post)

After back-to-back driest years in a century on the Colorado River, federal water managers are giving Arizona and Nevada a 50-50 chance of having water deliveries cut in 2016. A U.S.read more

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August 28, 2013--Razor’s edge on the Colorado River (Mountain Town News)

In due course, the Colorado River goes past Las Vegas on its way, at least in theory, to the Pacific Ocean. But it originates in Rocky Mountain National Park, flowing through Grand Lake, picking up...

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September 24, 2013--Water Authority’s Pat Mulroy to retire (Las Vegas Sun)

Pat Mulroy, one of the most powerful executives in the state, said Monday she was going to retire as general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, where she has worked aggressively to ensure...

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According to a recent Las Vegas Sun report, Pat Mulroy, one of the most powerful executives in Nevada, plans to retire asread more

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October 24, 2013--Rethinking big water (Green Biz)

Las Vegas has long served as a stereotype of human excess: gambling, drinking, sex, all-you-can-eat buffets. But the latest chapter is playing out away from the strip, in the part of the valley where...

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December 11, 2013--Judge rejects plan for Vegas to draw rural water...

A Nevada judge has rejected crucial state approval needed for Las Vegas to draw water from rural valleys straddling the Nevada-Utah state line and pipe it south to slake the thirst of Sin City...

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December 26, 2013--Applicants sought for Colorado River Citizens Forum...

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January 2, 2014--Power plays muddy selection of water czar (Las Vegas Review...

When it comes to choosing a leader for Nevada’s biggest water agency the process is as clear as Lake Mead mud. So far names of two men angling to fill the dual role about to be vacated by Southern...

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January 7, 2014--Commissioners confirm new head of Las Vegas Valley Water...

The Las Vegas Valley Water District has confirmed John Entsminger as its next general manager to replace the outgoing Pat Mulroy, who led the agency for 25 years. Entsminger, a senior deputy general...

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