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Articles December 15, 2011 Public Scoping for Salinity Control in the Paradox Valley A pilot study for massive solar evaporation ponds along the Dolores River October 18, 2011 Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan & Environmental Impact Statement The Bureau of Reclamation and the National Park Service will prepare an environmental impact statement for operations at Glen Canyon Dam September 02, 2011 Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine Counties Groundwater Development Project The Draft EIS comment period has been extended to October 11, 2011 August 03, 2011 Flaming Gorge Pipeline Documents The Regional Watershed Supply Project (RWSP) and permit application by Million Conservation Resource Group July 28, 2011 Public scoping meetings for the Department of Energy Uranium Leasing Program Lawsuit generates a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement May 05, 2011 Oil Shale and Tar Sands Programmatic EIS by the Bureau of Land Management At risk are 2 million acres that will consume land, water and energy resources in a watershed that has nothing left to give March 21, 2011 Lake Powell Pipeline Documents Draft Study Reports to the FERC Commission for the Lake Powell Hydroelectric Project No. 12966 December 18, 2010 The Hoover Dam Documents The Law of the River as an ongoing chronology and listing of legal documents pertaining to the management of the Colorado River November 19, 2010 Who Will We Blame When the Tap Runs Dry? The Southwest faces climate change and unsustainable growth, as water managers fail to institute timely policies for thrift and conservation June 17, 2010 Strip Mining for Tar Sands Proposed in Canyon Country The Uinta Basin watershed is not a sacrifice zone for the corporations of dirty oil production May 18, 2010 Nuclear power proposal along the Green River in Utah Blue Castle Holdings is the rising mountebank of the Colorado Plateau April 11, 2010 The One-Dam Solution Proposed strategy for managing the Colorado River and the aquifers of the seven basin states February 08, 2010 The Lake Powell Research Project Natural and social sciences bear on the general problem of the effects and ramifications of water resource management in the Lake Powell region January 16, 2010 The Water Imbalance of the Colorado River Basin Water security in the West is not achievable if water greed continues to dominate the political landscape August 19, 2009 Adaptive Management Program Documents for Operations at Glen Canyon Dam A project to provide a more complete and user-friendly archive of public documents for people concerned about impairment of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park March 17, 2009 Rainbow Bridge National Monument and Navajo Mountain, Utah An irreplaceable natural wonder and sacred site remains encroached upon by Glen Canyon Dam's reservoir, Lake Powell. January 23, 2009 The Powell Survey of the 1870s: Art & Science from the Saddle For John Wesley Powell, the foot outperformed the river boat for scientific accomplishments. January 01, 2009 The Endangered Fish of the Colorado River Basin Bureaucratic bean counting is why these fish suffer. November 04, 2008 Aquifer Recharge, Storage and Recovery A solution for storing surplus water from the Colorado RIver October 23, 2008 Coal-burning Power Plants of the Colorado River Basin The Colorado Plateau takes the brunt of coal-fired pollution from existing and proposed power plants. October 03, 2008 A Legal History of Operations at Glen Canyon Dam A chronology about the struggle for the Bureau of Reclamation and the Department of Interior to be compliant with federal law. September 09, 2008 The Colorado River Research Program Initiated in 1973 by the National Park Service, a systematic approach studies the human-caused impacts to Grand Canyon. August 27, 2008 Escalante National Monument: a history of the first proposal Roosevelt and Truman administrations tried to protect San Juan, Glen, Narrow and Cataract canyons in SE Utah August 21, 2008 The Beginning Years of the Adaptive Management Program for operations at Glen Canyon Dam A chronology with links about the history of initiating an adaptive management scheme, with the intent to improve the values of Grand Canyon National Park May 06, 2008 Announcing: Scoping of environmental issues for the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline Project in Utah and Arizona. Proposed pipeline to deliver overallocated Colorado River water uphill to the sprawling cities in southwestern Utah. April 25, 2008 Towing icebergs to San Pedro: Augmenting dwindling water supplies Colorado River water users to start engineering fixes that are trade offs for more consumption April 13, 2008 Rearranging deck chairs at Glen Canyon Dam Interior is advancing falsehoods, stalling, obstructing, and wasting public funds just like corporate polluters. February 19, 2008 Lake Mead Will Go Dry Find out for yourself with the user friendly Colorado River Open Source Simulator February 09, 2008 Announcing: public comment period on operations of Glen Canyon Dam Reclamation releases Environmental Assessment for public comment on proposed high-flow and steady flow experiment on the Colorado River February 05, 2008 Las Vegas: Mirage in the Mojave Billy Vassiliadis and Pat Mulroy jeopardize not only the interests of those who currently must make a living in Las Vegas, but also those who will have to live there in the future December 17, 2007 Colorado River Shortage Agreement Falls Short The water agreement signed last week by Interior Secretary Kempthorne and the seven states of the Colorado River basin is not a heroic achievement at all. December 08, 2007 Pipe Dreams and Schemes: Escalating Costs for Diminishing Returns Current and proposed water projects are incredibly expensive, micromanage dwindling water resources, and will ensure financial burden and resource dependency for consumers. November 30, 2007 Hydropower is likely to have no future on the Colorado Hydropower is touted as clean and renewable. It is neither. It is also touted as being productive, yet hydropower revenues have fallen to the wayside as a consequence of persistant drought and overconsumption. November 17, 2007 California Coastal Commission tentatively okays seawater desalination plant The quest for augmenting and conserving water supplies to fuel more sprawl has become redundant and absurd. November 14, 2007 OTC launches new Colorado River Simulator With reservoirs lowering, climate change concerns growing, many are asking not if Colorado River water users are heading toward serious shortages, but when. The answers are now just a few keystrokes away. November 13, 2007 Desolation Canyon: History along the Green River A significant contribution to the history of the Green River will be published in 2009 by Utah State University Press, which will include a DVD film of the oral history project for this book. November 02, 2007 Reclamation Issues Final EIS for Colorado River Operations under Low Reservoir Conditions Reclamation announces the release of its proposed management plan (Shortage Criteria) for public review, which is a component of the coordinated long-range operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead. November 01, 2007 A New and Interactive Web Site Tracks Drought The U.S. Drought Portal was officially launched on November 1, 2007. It was created to provide comprehensive information on emerging and ongoing droughts, and to enhance the nation's drought preparedness. October 17, 2007 The Colorado Riverbed Case, 1929-1931 The Colorado Riverbed Case is the largest known oral history of the people who personally navigated the Colorado River basin in Utah prior to 1929. This extremely rare testimony is now on the worldwide web. October 01, 2007 A Washington Post Article Lauds Wiki Page by River Runners for Wilderness This new wiki page on the World Wide Web provides resources for individuals who want to prepare for their own self-supported Colorado River trip down the Grand Canyon. |
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