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Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

The little-known groundwater Los Angeles pumps in the Owens Valley, and the tribes who want it back

Los Angeles pumps groundwater from Owens Valley through numerous wells, depleting springs and harming Indigenous communities and ecosystems.
Environment
fromFortune
1 month ago

'It's so dystopian. It's sad': The Rio Grande River is so dry that Texas, Colorado and New Mexico are squabbling over groundwater

New Mexico, Texas and Colorado proposed settlements to limit groundwater pumping and secure Rio Grande deliveries, potentially avoiding billion-dollar liability for water shortfalls.
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