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  • Interior Releases Report Highlighting Impacts of Climate Change to Western Water

    Brian Ertz

    Escalation of Western Water Wars Loom The finite availability of western water is part of the reason Ralph Maughan previously posed the question : Will the resource sucking “sin city” be reclaimed by the desert ?  Perhaps eventually, but in the meantime – despite setbacks, the Southern Nevada Water Authority keeps stretching its tentacles in…

  • Leaving Las Vegas: Will Sharon Angle turn out the lights?

    Ralph Maughan

    Will the resource-sucking “sin city” be reclaimed by the desert? Everyone knows at least a little bit about Las Vegas. To many visitors, Las Vegas is Nevada. In terms of population this is almost true. The large majority of the state’s population lives in Clark County (Las Vegas) — almost 2-million people live in this…

  • How the plan to drain Nevada desert valleys suddenly collapsed

    Ralph Maughan

    Legislation from 2003 had a hidden flaw- The small oversight that threatens the valley’s big pipeline proposal. Nevada Supreme court cites a wording error in ’03 legislation. By Emily Green and Tom Gorman, Las Vegas Sun. The seemingly unstoppable “water witch of the West” made an early mistake. I hope it is truly dead, but…

  • Yea! Nevada Supreme Court Rules Against Vegas Water Claim

    Ralph Maughan

    A great victory for rural Nevada and the land and wildlife over Pat Mulroy and Southern Nevada Water Authority- “Plans to siphon billions of gallons of groundwater from rural Nevada were tossed out today by the Nevada Supreme Court.” Nevada Supreme Court Rules Against Vegas Water Claim. LasVegasNow.com ~more~ Nevada water pipeline: In jeopardy? Greenspace:…

  • Utah governor to sign Snake Valley water pact with Nevada

    Ralph Maughan

    Does he care that it will turn the Nevada/Utah border into a dustbowl? Guv ready to make Snake Valley water deal with Nevada. By Brandon Loomis. The Salt Lake Tribune Don’t sign, governor. Snake Valley water pact needs work. Salt Lake Tribune Editorial. We hoped the recent court loss by the Southern Nevada Water Authority…

  • Utah governor to go slow in negotiating agreement with Nevada to dewater Snake Valley

    Ralph Maughan

    Nevada court decision against Southern Nevada Water Authority cautions Utah’s new governor- Herbert agrees to ‘go slow’ on Snake Valley water deal. In the meantime, Nevada courts are sorting out an in-state conflict. By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune A danger is that Harry Reid will use the US Senate to help Nevada developers…

  • Judge slashes Southern Nevada Water Authority

    Ralph Maughan

    SNWA loses right to suck 6- billlion gallons of water a year from under Nevada desert valleys- This is a blockbuster decision for the high desert of Nevada and western Utah and against the same old pattern of urban sprawl for Las Vegas. The state supreme court could yet rule for SNWA. It’s a big…

  • Opinion about "Pipelines to Desert for Pumping are Bad Idea and should be scrapped"

    Ralph Maughan

    Great Basin Water Network tells the “real reason” why Utah politicians laid down for Las Vegas water steal- The Great Basin Water Network says Utah will give up Snake Valley and state’s air quality to Las Vegas for support of their own urban sprawl pipeline — Lake Powell to St. George, UT. Pat Mulroy (image),…

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