According to the US Drought Monitor, 28.8% of the lower 48 states are in drought. At one point in 2022, almost half of the country was in a drought condition. The lack of precipitation.
Water decision-making tables need to include more representation from the public; more representatives who will speak for the need for water for the environment to allow our natural resources to exist in at least some minimal state of health for all the life that water supports and as a means to better protect the public’s water.
more people and a lot less water has forced some of the toughest water laws in the nation. we re developing plans that basically say during a drought situation there can be absolutely no outside watering for any type of anything, even for like trees. we also talked about cutting off our construction waeter, and i know that s like what s the big deal with construction waerter. if we stopped construction water, that would lay off 20% of the county. like a lot of folks, he s counting on utah to build an estimated $2.2 billion pipeline to pump water from lake powell across 140 miles of desert and into this washington county reservoir. a hugely controversial yidea pas by state lawmakers 17 years ago. when the trump administration tried to fast track the environmental review, the six other states that depend on the colorado river system took a rare step of banding together to stop it. the system is crashing.
and last year, the legislature finally began revising water laws written in the days of the wild west. sometimes i feel like we take a step forward and sometimes we take a step back, but in general, all of those pieces of water legacy that passed in 2022 were bipartisan and unanimous. like, what does that happen anymore? fingers crossed it keeps happening, because the only thing that can keep the salt lake great slois lots of snow a even more cooperation. that was cnn chief climate correspondent, bill weir. and much more on our breaking news is ahead, as sources say the u.s. military has shot down another high-altitude object. we r e covering the story from everying an. stay with us. any - like the subway series menu. just buy any footlong in the app, and get one free. free monsters, free bosses, any footlong for free! this guy loves a great offer. let s see some hustle! i have moderate to severe crohn s disease. now, there s skyrizi.