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Litigation only delays recovery, increases carbon footprint

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 2 weeks ago: Northwest River Partners on June 17, 2008 said that renewed efforts by environmental groups to prolo … more »

Tags: Courts, Environment, federal, hydroelectric, Tribes

Controlled Fury1 comment

Jared Simpson wrote 1 month ago: As you no doubt know, the city hardest hit by the massive flooding in Iowa is Cedar Rapids. That com … more »

Tags: wherearethejoneses, floods and flooding, Jeffrey Rothfeder

China , Addicted to Coal, Dams "Angry River" for Energy

johnibii wrote 1 month ago: By  Austin Ramzy/Liuku     Time Magazine Yu Guifu’s farmland is still above water, and f … more »

Tags: News, Politics, China, Chinese, Coal, Energy

Klamath Tribe v. Pacificorp Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 month ago: This was filed May 28. The docket number is 07-1492. Our previous post is here. Klamath Cert Petitio … more »

Tags: Supreme Court, Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, treaty rights, Environmental, cert petition, Salmon, Klamath River, Klamath Tribe v. Pacificorp

When you cast your bread upon the waters...you get soggy bread

Aman Sethi wrote 1 month ago: “The development of irrigation has outrun its administration…” noted the Chief Engineer of the … more »

Tags: countryside, Debates, Agriculture; Irrigation, mega-projects, Narmada, Sardar Sarovar

Damn the water...

daviessm wrote 1 month ago: And full steam ahead. Anyway, speaking of dams (see how I did that?!), I’ve come across some g … more »

Tags: water, Rivers

Corps moves ahead on juvenile fish passage project

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 2 months ago: Federal, state and tribal officials have yet to prioritize which research and construction projects … more »

Tags: Engineering, federal, fisheries, state, Tribes

ESA impact limits force shut-down of Columbia fish harvest

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 2 months ago: With the prospect of breaching newly established Endangered Species Act “incidental take” limits … more »

Tags: Conservation, Environment, federal, fisheries, state, Tribes

Draft EIS considers more water from Lake Roosevelt

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 2 months ago: The Washington Department of Ecology has released a draft supplemental environmental impact statemen … more »

Tags: Environment, fisheries, Flows, Groundwater/Aquifer, irrigation, Municipal, Reservoir/Storage, state, Water Rights

The extreme measures of patriotism1 comment

sana saleem wrote 2 months ago: In accordance to the current power and electricity shortages in Pakistan a few amendments have been … more »

Tags: Pakistan, Politics, Plague, electricity, Crisis, water levels, Flood, Draught, low rainfall

Flora species on verge of extinction in Sikkim

barunroy wrote 2 months ago: GANGTOK, May 15: Forty-six species of flora are facing extinction in Sikkim, says a recent survey b … more »

Tags: In Newspapers Today, aa ansari joint director, botanical survey of india, BSI, Building, extinction, Flora, gangtok, himalayan state

Updated basin runoff forecast 98% of average

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 2 months ago: A cooler and drier than normal April and early May has kept, for the most part, the Columbia River b … more »

Tags: Climate, Flows, Water Supply/Consumption, Snowpack/Runoff

Bush issues final court-ordered plans for Columbia River salmon1 comment

Ralph Maughan wrote 2 months ago: Agencies issue plan to run Columbia dams, conserve salmon. By Jeff Bernard. Associated Press. It is … more »

Tags: Endangered Species Act, Fishing, Judge Redden, salmon runs

Dams must be dismantled1 comment

iaoj wrote 2 months ago: By Gul Agha, Champaign, Illinois, USA Dams have allowed the powerful and corrupt elite to create new … more »

Tags: Sindhi Issues, Current Issues

Pinnipeds below Bonneville hit record, sightings above dam

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 2 months ago: The pinniped dynamics appear to have changed a bit this spring with Steller sea lions an ever-growin … more »

Tags: fisheries, Environment, Habitat

West Coast dam sparks extinction fears

michaelgreenwell wrote 2 months ago: NEWSTALK - Auckland NZ The Green Party believes a proposed West Coast dam could kill off endangered … more »

Tags: wildlife, animals, Biodiversity, Zoology

Canoe-Kayak on French rivers.

epicurienne wrote 2 days ago: Monsieur and I love kayaking, which is called canoë-kayak in French (pronounced CAN-OO-AY kayak). … more »

Tags: French Summer 2007, France, Travel, french holidays, Canoë-Kayak, Cele River, Canoe, kayak, Cahors

Chasing the Bronx Waterfalls

Bronx Bohemian wrote 3 days ago: With the city all abuzz about The New York Waterfalls, I set out to find the waterfalls right here i … more »

Tags: bronx river, NY Botanical Garden, bronx river alliance, waterfalls

Friday

whitetiles wrote 1 week ago: Sluggish start but managed to throw myself out of the house and into the local library for a quick t … more »

Tags: Stir fry, translation