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These news stories are compiled from Google News by searching for the keywords: "las vegas aquifer." Please ignore any stories that don't pertain to this issue. Bloomberg | Peak Water: The Rise and Fall of Cheap, Clean H2O Bloomberg Growth in the desert city of Las Vegas, which depends on Colorado River water contained by the Hoover Dam, has been stunted not only by a spectacular real estate crash, but by a 46 percent drop in the amount of water in Lake Mead, behind the dam. |
President has no grip on oil crisis Las Vegas Sun And now he comes to Las Vegas to promote his jobs program? In November, I hope the unemployed workers in America and all of us who have to fill up our gas tanks with expensive oil imported from the Middle East remember where this president's priorities ... |
 Circle of Blue WaterNews | Food vs. Water: High Commodity Prices Complicate Aquifer Protection in ... Circle of Blue WaterNews Because the valley receives so little rain — just 75 millimeters (three inches) more in a year than what Las Vegas receives — everything is irrigated. Years ago, farmers relied on groundwater only to finish off the last weeks of the irrigation season ... |
 Las Vegas Sun | Addiction to growth has left water authority in financial straits Las Vegas Sun Pat Mulroy, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, is shown during an editorial board meeting at the Las Vegas Sun offices in Henderson, Jan. 18, 2012. By J. Patrick Coolican (contact) In fiscal year 2005-06, the water authority had ... |
 Las Vegas Sun | Nevada Republicans take issue with Obama's proposals Las Vegas Sun Nevada is also home to a fleet of liquefied natural gas-powered transport trucks that Obama will be featuring in his Thursday morning stop at a UPS facility in Las Vegas. Natural gas, a cleaner-burning fuel, is the country's largest available ... |
Water, Water Everywhere, Island Sand Paper America was blessed with 3.5 million miles of rivers – even Las Vegas was known for its big springs, which dried up in 1962. Freshwater habitats are the single most degraded of all American ecosystems.” Barnett explained that the biggest problem is ... |
 Las Vegas Blog (blog) | Obama Drops In To Promote Alternative Fuels Las Vegas Blog (blog) President Barack Obama today will visit a UPS plant in Las Vegas to promote a national transition to alternative fuels, including natural gas to power trucks that deliver millions of packages to Americans' doorsteps and offices every day. |
Report backs more use of reclaimed water The Seattle Times Las Vegas, for example, sends treated sewage into Lake Mead, which supplies Southern California and other regions. "Of the 32 billion gallons of municipal wastewater discharged nationwide each day, approximately 12 billion gallons are discharged to an ... |
Las Vegas to serve as backdrop for Obama energy agenda Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman was the only elected official present to greet the president. "I think everyone is trying to protect their positions," Goodman said of the absence of other prominent Nevada politicians. Her reason for acting as a local ... |
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