Regional Water News

Washington farmer questions some parts of county's wetlands plans
Spokane Spokesman Review, October 15, 2008

Idaho senators now on board with Snake River legislation
Jackson Hole News & Guide, October 15, 2008

Washington otters released into New Mexico river
Santa Fe New Mexican, October 15, 2008

Washington state residents struggle with contaminated groundwater
Yakima Herald, October 14, 2008

Washington woman quits fight over contaminated water well
Yakima Herald, October 14, 2008

Groups in 3 Washington counties unite to protect groundwater
Yakima Herald, October 14, 2008

Utah, Idaho stations to air documentary on West's water, wastewater systems
Salt Lake Tribune, October 14, 2008

Kokanee salmon make a comeback in Colorado reservoir
Durango Herald, October 14, 2008

Water levels in Nevada's reservoirs, rivers drop to near historic lows
Reno Gazette-Journal, October 13, 2008

Federal agencies plan massive overhaul of Willamette River system
Portland Oregonian, October 13, 2008

Otters from Washington state to be released in N.M. river
Albuquerque Journal, October 10, 2008

Montana biologist hopeful about fish population in Bighorn River
Billings Gazette, October 10, 2008

Environmentalists say B.C. ski resort threatens steelhead
Vancouver Sun, October 9, 2008

Endangered pupfish in Nevada make a comeback
Las Vegas Review Journal, October 9, 2008

U.S. BuRec to begin charging for Glen Canyon Dam tours
Arizona Daily Sun, October 9, 2008

Trout found again this year in rehabilitated Montana stream
Montana Standard, October 8, 2008

Massive lands bill will protect hundreds of miles of rivers in the West
Idaho Statesman, October 6, 2008

Utah geologist: Dry soil to blame for drop in Great Salt Lake levels
Deseret News, October 6, 2008

McCain promises 'hands off" Colorado's water at Friday rally
Denver Post, October 4, 2008

DOE signs off on water-treatment plant at Hanford complex
Tri-City Herald, October 3, 2008

Utah water officials say state had a fairly good year
Salt Lake Tribune, October 3, 2008

Shell's oil-shale research quietly continues in Colorado
Grand Junction Sentinel, October 3, 2008

Protection of Utah fish focus of promised lawsuit
Salt Lake Tribune, October 2, 2008

Utah adds 5 fishing spots to mercury warning list
Salt Lake Tribune, October 1, 2008

Wyoming lawmakers consider bill to allow leasing water for fisheries
Casper Star-Tribune, September 30, 2008

Washington state tells cities, towns to ban driveway car washes
USA Today, September 30, 2008

N.M. researcher works on use for energy-operations discharge water
Farmington Daily Times, September 29, 2008

Washington state awards $4.5M for Wallula aquifer project
Tri-City Herald, September 26, 2008

Beetles unleashed on thirsty invader in Arizona
Christian Science Monitor, September 25, 2008

Joint approach restores salmon habitat in Oregon stream
Portland Oregonian, September 25, 2008

Montana river ecologist opines on NOAA Fisheries' salmon plan
Yakima Herald, September 25, 2008

Idaho court decision keeps Boise River winter flows in place
Idaho Statesman, September 25, 2008

Fall chinook season would be first in 30 years for river in Washington
Idaho Statesman, September 24, 2008

BuRec now owns Washington state KOA campground
Yakima Herald, September 23, 2008

Wyoming residents question BLM's Pinedale plan
Casper Star-Tribune, September 22, 2008

EPA to announce decision on perchlorate in drinking water
Washington Post, September 22, 2008

Pact will funnel funds to fish efforts in Montana, Idaho, Washington
Tri-City Herald, September 19, 2008

'Fracking' opens up nation's unconventional natural-gas reserves
Christian Science Monitor, September 18, 2008

Researchers tackle Hanford's persistent plume of uranium contamination
Tri-City Herald, September 18, 2008

Invasive mussels may have found their way into Utah lakes
Salt Lake Tribune, September 16, 2008

Idaho universities get $15-million grant for climate-change research
Twin Falls Times-News, September 15, 2008

Lamphrey's decline could resonate down the food chain in Oregon river
Portland Oregonian, September 15, 2008

Arizona utility says power an issue for Lake Powell water pipeline
St. George Spectrum, September 15, 2008

Idaho water officials consider raising Minidoka Dam to pump up supplies
Twin Falls Times News, September 12, 2008

Bill for federal funds for wolf predation advances in U.S. Senate
Great Falls Tribune, September 12, 2008

Hydrocarbons found in stock well next to Wyoming natural gas field
Casper Star-Tribune, September 10, 2008

Opponents to coal-fired power plant in Utah now focus on fly ash
Deseret News, September 9, 2008

Company sues Arizona over blocked permit to pump groundwater
Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 9, 2008

Washington state tells Spokane County to move on shoreline plan
Spokane Spokesman-Review, September 9, 2008

USFS OKs plan to clean up closed phosphate mine in Idaho
Twin Falls Times-News, September 9, 2008

Oregon group wants funds to bolster salmon strongholds
Portland Oregonian, September 8, 2008

High-elevation work in Wyoming touted for its watershed benefit
Casper Star-Tribune, September 8, 2008

EPA's error on Idaho phosphorus limits stalls Washington state's efforts
Spokane Spokesman-Review, September 5, 2008

USFS removes roads to keep Oregon city's water clear
Portland Oregonian, September 2, 2008

Tree falls across Snake River, shuts down rafting Monday
Jackson Hole Daily, September 2, 2008

Coeur d'Alene Tribe questions Idaho water adjudication process
Coeur d'Alene Press, August 29, 2008

Utah takes firm's offer to remove carp from lake for free
Salt Lake Tribune, August 29, 2008

SNWA's promise to pay taxes doesn't sway Nevada county officials
Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 27, 2008

Alaska voters shoot down water-quality initiative
Seattle Times, August 27, 2008

Steelhead numbers rebound in Oregon river
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 26, 2008

Poll finds Nevadans, Utahns most open to water restrictions
Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 26, 2008

U.S. national, local leaders divided over energy from Alberta's oilsands
Seattle Times, August 24, 2008

Report: Climate shift under way in increasingly drier Southwest U.S.
Albuquerque Journal, August 24, 2008

Montana Superfund work results in mixed results for river
Missoulian, August 24, 2008

NRC sets public meetings on in-situ uranium mining in Wyoming
Casper Star-Tribune, August 24, 2008

Rising waters in Arizona reservoir buoys spirits, boosts business
New York Times, August 23, 2008

Idaho tribe withdraws from salmon negotiations
Twin Falls Times-News, August 22, 2008

Oregon, tribes push for higher water standards
Portland Oregonian, August 22, 2008

McCain's Colorado River remark astonishes Wyoming governor
Casper Star-Tribune, August 21, 2008

Utah governor says he's open to reworking 1922 Colorado River pact
Salt Lake Tribune, August 21, 2008

Battle over uranium mining moves to Grand Canyon's edge
Christian Science Monitor, August 20, 2008

Idaho DEQ releases new data on nitrate levels in groundwater
Twin Falls Times-News, August 20, 2008

Groups sue USFWS to put pika on endangered species list
Santa Fe New Mexican, August 20, 2008

Utah pushes conservation to meet new demand for water
Salt Lake Tribune, August 19, 2008

High mercury levels in Idaho fish prompt health warning
Twin Falls Times-News, August 19, 2008

McCain's remark on Colorado River Compact prompts reaction
Durango Herald, August 18, 2008

Utah company says it has low-water solution to oil-shale work
Deseret News, August 17, 2008

Wyoming begins probe of why methane wells producing just water
Casper Star-Tribune, August 16, 2008

President signs bill that will funnel $1 billion to tribal water projects
Indian Country Today, August 15, 2008

Group effort restores Bonneville cutthroat in 4 Western states
Salt Lake Tribune, August 14, 2008

Oregon farmers' irrigation screen saves fish, makes them money
Portland Oregonian, August 14, 2008

Shrimp, copper producers square off over selenium levels in Utah lake
Salt Lake Tribune, August 14, 2008

Idaho lawmakers decline to evaluate state water agency
Twin Falls Times-News, August 14, 2008

Federal fisheries scientists name 3 pesticides that threaten salmon
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 13, 2008

Report details hard-rock mining threat to Colorado River
Arizona Republic, August 11, 2008

High mercury levels in Great Salt Lake mystify scientists
New York Times, August 10, 2008

Utah counties appeal Nevada decision on water project
Salt Lake Tribune, August 8, 2008

Colorado's work on restoring native trout a piece of tri-state effort
Durango Herald, August 7, 2008

Sockeye salmon season opens on Washington state lake
Yakima Herald-Republic, August 6, 2008

Water levels in Arizona reservoir at highest in six years
Arizona Republic, August 5, 2008

Landowners ask Utah high court to reconsider stream access ruling
Salt Lake Tribune, August 5, 2008

Sockeye salmon swim into public view in Idaho
Idaho Statesman, August 5, 2008

Releases from Idaho reservoirs float young fish to Pacific Ocean
Twin Falls Times-News, August 4, 2008

U.S. House passes Utahn's water bill
St. George Spectrum, August 1, 2008

Public's buy-in makes Calif. water recycling project unique
Christian Science Monitor, July 31, 2008

Montana legislative leader urges state, federal action on climate change
Missoulian, July 30, 2008

U.S. BuRec goes after wells that tap into Colorado River
Arizona Republic, July 29, 2008

Report: Global-warming shrinking West's cold-water fish habitat
Billings Gazette, July 29, 2008

Idaho begins 4-year, $3-million study of Rathdrum aquifer
Coeur d'Alene Press, July 29, 2008

Stream-restoration project in Montana provides model for the West
Missoulian, July 29, 2008

Regional Water Editorials

Utah's desert no place for a nuclear power plant
Salt Lake Tribune, October 6, 2008

Full-scale research on oil-shale development should precede leasing
Denver Post, September 19, 2008

Idaho lawmakers' rhetoric on wildfires dampened by science
Idaho Statesman, September 10, 2008

Western landscapes bear evidence of climate change
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 9, 2008

Idaho's roadless plan could map the way for future compromises
Idaho Statesman, September 3, 2008

BLM's revised plan for Wyoming lands shows agency listens
Casper Star-Tribune, August 28, 2008

Wyoming on the right track with coalbed methane groundwater
Casper Star-Tribune, August 25, 2008

Utahns need to get over their obsession with green lawns
Salt Lake Tribune, August 22, 2008

Interior Dept.'s oil-shale royalty plan OK, but should wait on leases
Grand Junction Sentinel, July 24, 2008

Utah high court should have set limits on streambed access
Salt Lake Tribune, July 23, 2008

Reasons for building pipeline from Lake Powell to Utah dwindling
Salt Lake Tribune, July 22, 2008

Nevada water decision simply affirms good planning
Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 11, 2008

Utah officials need to take Nevada to task over SNWA pipeline plan
Salt Lake Tribune, July 10, 2008

Nevada must hear from all sides on Las Vegas water plan
Deseret News, July 9, 2008

Westerners certainly don't act like water's a precious resource
New west.net, June 10, 2008

SNWA's plan for Snake Valley aquifer endangers fresh water supplies
Deseret News, June 9, 2008

Nevada needs to prepare for massive development on Ariz. border
Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 4, 2008

Wyoming GOP's platform a real head-scratcher
Casper Star-Tribune, June 3, 2008

Tribes, U.S. salmon deal less historic than 'business as usual'
Yakima Herald Republic, May 27, 2008

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