The problems on the Colorado River go well beyond the generalized notions of drought and aridity.
We are dealing with 20th Century infrastructure in a 21st Century climate.
Nevertheless, powerful entities are in the driver’s seat, unwilling to change lanes during a…
Bureau’s Colorado River Experiment Demonstrates Magnitude of Water Crisis at Glen Canyon Dam Archaic Design of Glen Canyon Dam Plumbing jeopardizes water supply for 30 million people in California, Arizona, Nevada, requiring urgent need to solve this problem during…
Anson Resources, a company vying to mine lithium from deep brines in the Colorado River Basin, had a major test well failure this week.
On March 8, reports emerged from Green River, Utah, of a test well failure and controlled flows…
Things are heating up with the White Pine County Pumped Storage Project that we’ve been working to oppose, and we need your support. In the coming weeks and months, we’re expecting a lot of movement on this project and we…
Near one of the last desert terminal lakes in the American West, water profiteers continue to scour the desert looking to gain.
As real estate developers, hedge funds, and tech bros fight over the last drops in aquifers and surface water…
Today the Great Basin Water Network and Living Rivers released the following statements after the Bureau of Reclamation published its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement For Near-Term Colorado River Operations (FEIS).
The document imposes new emergency criteria on Arizona, California, and Nevada…
We don’t know how else to say it, but the Utah Legislature is a beast of its own. As we approach the final hours of the 2024 session, it’s fair to say that this session is a disappointment for those…
GBWN board members Delaine and Rick Spilsbury spent time with the Associated Press to discuss their family’s ties to the land, water, and history of the sacred site known as Bahsahwahbee.
GBWN has worked with Western Shoshone tribes for decades in…
Another week under our belts in the Utah Legislature and we’ve got to say—it's tough out here for those of us who believe the best options for our water future all start with conservation. The good news is – light…
The lithium rush is coming to the Colorado and Green Rivers. And we are engaging in the regulatory realm, responding as corporations file for permits in the Utah Division of Water Rights. Because of our tracking and monitoring of…