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News roundup #1: Past and present
From the Owens Valley to the Amargosa Valley to the Colorado River.
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The resilient, mysterious lives of pupfish
Devils Hole is home to one of Earth's rarest species. Its population is on the rise.
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Research notes #2: The free-flowing days
And the freewheeling days.
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Nevada Supreme Court issues major water ruling
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Hydro project could test tribal sovereignty rule
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Research notes #2: The free-flowing days
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Solution notes #1: Buying back groundwater rights
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Major March storm
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On the Colorado River, it's climate change
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The scary reality of 'forever chemicals'
The Biden administration is moving to regulate PFAS, an important start.
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How we measure snowpack in the West
A Nevada professor’s invention has steered Western water supply for a century.
Saving a bird, saving Great Basin lakes
Coalition asks federal government to list Wilson's phalarope as threatened.
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Hydro project could test tribal sovereignty rule
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is asking regulators to rescind a permit on tribal lands.
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A new drought tool and more
A look at a new satellite-based drought monitoring tool.
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On the Colorado River, it's climate change
Climate change is shrinking Colorado River and raising tough questions about cuts.
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Major March storm
And the NV Supreme Court will hear arguments on utilities and eminent domain.
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