Past Contributions

• Group Proposes State Park Designation for San Marcos River

  By Carol Flake Sept. 6, 2016

  The Texas Rivers Protection Association is proposing to designate a crucial stretch of the San Marcos River as a state park in order to curtail the underage drinking-while-floating and littering. Full Story 

• U.S. and Mexico Cooperating on Aquifer Study

  By Carol Flake Sept. 6, 2016

  Researchers from the U.S. and Mexico have begun studying the aquifers, known as "transboundary aquifers," that straddle the two countries to gain a unified picture of the underlying groundwater systems. Full Story 

• Groundwater Supplies are Declining, Even in Wet Areas

  By Carol Flake Aug. 23, 2016

  Supplies of available groundwater in the U.S. are declining, even in wetter-than-average areas, because of increasing demand that stresses recharge capabilities. Full Story 

• NOAA's New National Water Forecast Model

  By Carol Flake Aug. 23, 2016

  NOAA has launched a new supercomputing tool that that the federal agency is touting as a major improvement in flood forecasting. Full Story 

• Louisiana Floods Raise Questions on Warnings, News Coverage

  By Carol Flake Aug. 23, 2016

  The recent severe flooding in Louisiana has stirred questions about whether people in the path of the flood were given adequate warning in what's being called a once-in-a-thousand-year event. Full Story 

• Alagood: Growth To Spur Need for Water Regulation in Texas

  By Carol Flake Aug. 23, 2016

  With population growth and water demand expected to accelerate in the coming years, water regulation in Texas is evolving, with emphasis on the state's 16 planning regions. Full Story 

• Rio's Guanabara Bay has Company in Being Badly Polluted

  By Carol Flake Aug. 23, 2016

  The Olympics brought attention to Rio de Janeiro's badly polluted Guanabara Bay, but other bodies of water around the planet are just as polluted. Full Story 

• Researchers Explore Link Between Algae and ALS

  By Carol Flake Aug. 9, 2016

  Researchers are using remote sensing satellite imagery to study the possible link between ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and cyanobacteria present in algae blooms. Full Story 

• Environmentalists Warn of Dangers from Desalination

  By Carol Flake Aug. 9, 2016

  Environmentalists have concerns over plans to speed up approval of desalination plants on the Texas coast, warning that faulty placement of intake and discharge points could endanger bays. Full Story 

• Aquifer's Draining Endangers Midwestern Farms

  By Carol Flake Aug. 9, 2016

  The Ogallala aquifer, the vast underground freshwater basin that underlies eight states, is being drained away, endangering the irrigated farms of America's breadbasket. Full Story