A student in one of our University of New Mexico Water Resources Program classes asked last week what the magic trick was to finding water data. We’d asked the students to do some really challenging modeling of the flow of water through New Mexico’s...
Island Press Field Notes
April is the month of rain. At least it is in our world: the mid-Atlantic U.S. With sincere apologies to readers who live in current drought, here in Pennsylvania we typically have reminded ourselves that “April showers bring May flowers,” and so we...
There’s no way to pin down the moment I started working on my book Water is For Fighting Over, coming from Island Press this fall.
In honor of World Water Day 2016, this week's #ForewordFriday is all about water—and how Americans can't seem to get enough of it. ...
An attempted Niagara Bottling Company water grab in iconic Woodstock New York was a defining moment for Rachel Marco Havens. In Rachel’s words, her story is about “a beautiful lake in a little town with a BIG voice, and the taxpayer-funded,...
The Ranter recalls playing an unexpected concert on the banks of the Truckee River.
Tuesday night—in his final State of the Union address—President Obama asked us to face the future with hope, not fear. He spoke to a nation that has grown increasingly fearful: Since Obama’s last address, terrorism has emerged as Americans’ ...
Honestly, I never thought developing a web app would lead me to the banks of the Dead Sea.
Last week, government scientists issued their strongest forecast yet for what some are calling a “Godzilla” El Niño. But will it...