Tourism Destinations in California Adjust to Drought
The ongoing drought and new limitations on water use are leading tourist destinations to step up conservation measures and deal with a landscape whose waters have been drying up. Full Story
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Opinion: Larson Sees Solution in Water Grid Bill
A bill pending in the Texas House would have the Texas Water Development Board study the creation of a water market that would carry water from one area of the state to another. Full Story
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Experts Support New Federal Fracking Rules
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has called for new fracking rules on public lands to deal with environmental concerns. Experts from Stanford say in an interview that the rules are a good start. Full Story
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Will Texas Follow California in Water Woes?
Measures taken by California Gov. Jerry Brown to cut water use to deal with prolonged drought have Texans looking to possible future wrangling over regulation and to environmental litigation. Full Story
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Study Finds Fracking Chemicals in Drinking Water
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found traces of chemicals used in the fracking process in the drinking water of three homes in northeastern Pennsylvania. Full Story
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Study: Inconsistent Fracking Water Policies in Texas
Fracking policies and practices vary widely around the state, leading to different approaches to preserving freshwater use. Full Story
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Photographer Documents Drought in the West
Justin Sullivan set out to capture the severity of the drought in the West by documenting the water level creeping lower in lakes and reservoirs in California, Utah and Arizona. Full Story
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![Facing downstream from Dolan Falls on the Devils River. The river is fed by freshwater springs that flow from the limestone cliffs above.
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Glass-Bottom Spring Research Boats to Be Restored
The historic wooden glass-bottom boats that have plied the waters of Spring Lake since 1945 are being redesigned and refurbished under the guidance of the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State. Full Story
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Rio Grande Crippled by Drought
The region's prolonged drought has impacted the Rio Grande River in multiple ways: challenging farmers, fueling environmental conflicts and sparking water disputes between Texas and its neighbors. Full Story
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![The Rio Grande has been the lifeblood of the valleys and civilizations it flowed through for more than 3,000 years. As cities and farms suck it dry and a warming climate makes it evaporate faster, the river's future has never been more uncertain.]()
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EPA Finds Voluntary Fracking Data Incomplete
An Environmental Protection Agency report found that a fracking database compiled voluntarily by the oil and gas industry lacks important data on chemicals and sources of water. Full Story
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