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The view from the 'groundwatershed'
Plus: A California town is looking at a $800/month rate hike, the release of a National Water Strategy, the MORE WATER Act, and other headlines.
Feb 12 • Daniel Rothberg
The West faces a snow drought
A Colorado River update and more.
Feb 4 • Daniel Rothberg
Arizona takes action on groundwater overuse
And "nonfunctional turf" taken to court.
Jan 23 • Daniel Rothberg
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Q&A: The Colorado River in 2025
Feb 12, 2025 • Daniel Rothberg
The dismissal of Nevada's top water regulator
Dec 19, 2025 • Daniel Rothberg
Solar canals, the water year, and more
Apr 2, 2025 • Daniel Rothberg
'As I read this, I get chills.'
Feb 14, 2025 • Daniel Rothberg
Is mining law reform dead?
Jun 5, 2024 • Daniel Rothberg
The data center crunch
Jul 22, 2025 • Daniel Rothberg
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Who cuts in the Colorado River Basin
Priority cuts, proportional cuts, negotiated cuts, and mounting risk.
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Things I'm watching heading into the new year
Physical constraints, legal rules and groundwater management in 2026.
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The dismissal of Nevada's top water regulator
Plus: The stalled Colorado River talks and the uneven price of water in the West.
Dec 19, 2025 • Daniel Rothberg
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"When you’re driving around in the desert, you see a salt lake, and not only is it a lake, but it’s particularly blue and particularly reflective and…
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Negotiating around legal uncertainties as climate change takes its toll.
Nov 12, 2025 • Daniel Rothberg
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Invisible Waters
Research, writing, and history on our relationship to water in the Western U.S. and arid places.
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