New Mexico Looks to Address Increasing Aridity With Brackish and Produced Water. Experts Are ‘Skeptical’ The Southwestern state announced Tuesday that it would spend $500 million on salty water from deep underground and wastewater from oil and gas production as a solution to its shortage. By Wyatt Myskow
As Drought Grips the Southwest, Water Utilities Find the Hunt For More Workers Challenging By Wyatt Myskow
Could ‘One Health’ be the Optimal Approach for Human, Animal and Environmental Health? By Emma Peterson
Phoenix is Enduring its Hottest Month on Record, But Mitigations Could Make the City’s Heat Waves Less Unbearable By Wyatt Myskow
As the Colorado River Declines, Water Scarcity and the Hunt for New Sources Drive up Rates By Wyatt Myskow and Emma Peterson
Climate-Smart Cowboys Hope Regenerative Cattle Ranching Can Heal the Land and Sequester Carbon By Emma Peterson
Amid Continuing Drought, Arizona Is Coming up With New Sources of Water—if Cities Can Afford Them By Wyatt Myskow
Climate Change Wiped Out Thousands of the West’s Most Iconic Cactus. Can Planting More Help a Species that Takes a Century to Mature? By Wyatt Myskow
As Enforcement Falls Short, Many Worry That Companies Are Flouting New Mexico’s Landmark Gas Flaring Rules By Martha Pskowski
Amid Drought, Wealthy Homeowners in New Mexico are Getting a Tax Break to Water Their Lawns By Wyatt Myskow
Arizona’s New Governor Takes on Water Conservation and Promises to Revise the State’s Groundwater Management Act By Wyatt Myskow