ImpactsNRCS WA/Flickr/Public Domainhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Officials say state law likely protects Nebraska groundwater from raids by parched western states Officials say existing state law likely protects ample Nebraska groundwater from raids by parched western states.
Newslettercommons.wikimedia.org How climate change is making tampons (and lots of other stuff) more expensive Cotton farmers in Texas suffered record losses amid heat and drought last year, new data shows. It’s an example of how global warming is a “secret driver of inflation.”
Impacts K-State Research and Exten/Flickr Audit finds western Kansas keeps losing water, despite local efforts Kansas audited groundwater management districts. Despite their efforts, the Ogallala Aquifer in western Kansas keeps losing water.
PoliticsJoLynne Martinez/Flickr Water debate will return to Kansas Legislature amid staggering drought Legislators will work on ways to address the decline of the Ogallala Aquifer and stabilize the water supply in Western Kansas.
kansasreflector.com Officials plan to truck 6,000 gallons of water from Missouri River across Kansas A western Kansas agency charged with conserving groundwater will truck water across from the Missouri River to the Ogallala Aquifer.
Impacts Photo by Joshua Peacock on Unsplash New water cuts are coming in the West After years of drought, officials declared a shortage on the Colorado River. The decision triggers mandatory restrictions on water use.
Solutions Art Cullen: Climate change is killing the farm belt. With a little help, farmers can fix it Farms produce the gases that cause climate change. Here's how we can change that — and help farmers, too.
