National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
December 30, 2009--Scientists begin testing mussels for pollutants (Denver Post)
Regulators are concerned about an array of chemicals and pharmaceuticals—synthetic estrogen used in birth control pills, anti-bacterial agents in hand sanitizers and a flame retardant used on computers, furniture and cars—that can accumulate in the tissue of animals and people.
December 17, 2009--Helping Mother Nature (Durango Herald)
A Durango consultant who takes action on a subject most people only talk about - the weather - is one of the protagonists in a film shown Sunday at the global-warming conference in Copenhagen.
November 22, 2009--Colorado River drops to a record-low flow (Summit Daily News)
The latest predictions for a mid-winter dry spell may cause some headaches for Colorado water managers as they try to juggle supplies to maintain stream flows and fill reservoirs.
September 18, 2009--Obama seeks national oversight of waters (New York Times)
The Obama administration called Thursday for a comprehensive national system for regulating the use of federal waters along the nation’s marine and Great Lakes shores, now administered by a hodgepodge of federal, state or other agencies with often-conflicting goals.
September 17, 2009--Worlds oceans warmest on record this summer (Denver Post)
Sea-surface temperatures worldwide have
been the hottest on record over the last three months, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday. Ocean
temperatures averaged 62.5 degrees Fahrenheit in the June-August
period, 1.04 degree higher than normal for the period.
July 21, 2009--Climate change puts western water supply at risk (Environmental News Service)
The Colorado River system, which 30 million people depend on for drinking and irrigation, could lose all of its reservoir storage to climate change by the middle of the century, a new University of Colorad
July 19, 2009--Invasive mussels imperil western water system (Denver Post)
Two years after an invasive mussel was first discovered at Lake Mead, the population has firmly established itself and gone on a breeding binge, with numbers soaring into the trillions.
- Agriculture
- Aqueduct
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado River
- Invasive Species
- Irrigation
- Lake Mead
- Lake Powell
- Lake Tahoe
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Park Service
- Nevada
- Press Clippings
- Quagga Mussels
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Utah
- Water Storage
- Zebra Mussels
July 14, 2009--White House begins rewriting Army Corps' project guidelines (NY Times)
The White House is rewriting standards for federal water projects, widening 26-year-old rules that guide the Army Corps of Engineers in an effort to consider environmental and social goals as well as econo
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Interior
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Flood
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Wildlife Federation
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Press Clippings
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Water Resources Council
- Watershed
April 1, 2009--Flame retardant chemicals taint all U.S. coastal waters (Environmental News Service)
Chemicals used as flame retardants in consumer products since the 1970s now are found in all U.S.
February 24, 2009--La Nina makes presence felt (Denver Post)
Get used to the weather outlook. The National Weather Service has just issued its three-month forecast for Colorado: warmer and drier conditions than normal over most of the state.
