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In California, a native people fight to recover their stolen waters

Food Environment and Reporting Network

His strategy, he believed, would help the Nüümü win back their water in one clever move—and upend California’s arcane and inequitable water rights system along the way. For the Nüümü, the water war started in the 1800s, with the arrival of white people in their homeland.

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Colorado River Drought Behind Rural-Urban Tensions in the Centennial State

Daily Yonder

But Fales isn’t necessarily concerned about California coming for his water rights. California will start it, but when they demand more water from Colorado, Denver is not gonna be helping us out,” he said. Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Fort Collins are going to dictate the [state’s water] policy.

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NSAC Heads to the Rockies – A Summer Meeting Recap

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Caraveo responded to questions about some of the barriers producers face in accessing federal programs and what is being done to address water rights, particularly for young farmers and farmers of color. A disused orchard that had been stewarded by the Sisters of St. In the Q&A portion, Rep.

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The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Implications for Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

the Osage Nation’s community orchard. The Northern Great Plains chapter notes that current water rights laws in much of the region make adaptation especially difficult. Beyond the agriculture chapter, each of the regional chapters also puts a spotlight on both the inequities built into U.S.