“2021 was an extremely dry year in western Colorado and in Utah and all the Colorado River Basin really, so production was down very substantially nationally.”

Source: https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-02-15/beef-prices-expected-to-rise-as-drought-eats-into-ranchers-cattle-counts

“Although we're having an amazing season of snowfall and that's incredible, the Colorado River Basin is still in a 23-year megadrought,” Ross said.

Source: https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-04-07/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-resorts-provide-worker-housing-and-experts-say-new-snowpack-wont-quench-drought

For example, the Gila River Indian Community will receive $50 million from the Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and Efficiency Program in each of the next three years for improvements such as new pipelines.

Source: https://flaglerlive.com/colorado-river-tempotrary/

In 2022, the long-term headwind from coal plant closures (NSC is a major transporter of coal from Appalachia, Illinois and the Powder River Basin) turned into a temporary tailwind.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4642661-norfolk-southern-q3-earnings-preview-wise-choice-amid-high-interest-rates?source=feed_all_articles

In addition, attendees praised the move as a way to secure irrigation supplies for farmers and ranchers throughout Colorado’s portion of the Colorado River Basin.

Source: https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/public-to-secure-vital-water-right-for-western-slope/article_085e1530-9f0b-11ee-9330-73cdfcfb2981.html

March 2023 runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 57% of average (1.7 MAF).

Source: https://drgnews.com/2023/04/11/upper-missouri-river-basin-runoff-forecast-improves-with-spring-precipitation/

Nichols Ranch is an ISR uranium mine located in the productive Powder River Basin district of Wyoming, with a total licensed capacity of 2 Mlbs of U per year.

Source: https://investingnews.com/stocks/nysemkt-uuuu/energy-fuels/

On Wednesday, Brazil’s Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) put 602 new oil blocks up for auction, at least 21 of which are in the Amazon River Basin.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/mega-oil-and-gas-auction-in-the-brazilian-amazon-may-threaten-indigenous-lands/

Severe flooding in the Chao Phraya River Basin in 2011, including in central Bangkok, spurred the second ecosystem-based initiative the researchers assessed.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/thailand-tries-nature-based-water-management-to-adapt-to-climate-change/

The legislators were to discuss various topics, such as the Convention on the Status of Stateless People, the Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement, among other bills.

Source: https://www.eyeradio.org/parliament-postpones-sitting-over-untidy-venue/

“There’s about $12 billion that could be deployed in the Colorado River Basin not only for municipal needs but agricultural needs and watershed restoration,” he said.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2023/02/28/the-fastest-growing-metro-in-the-us-is-looking-to-a-shrinking-reservoir-to-keep-the-boom-going-2/

The spring skiing opportunities are endless in the Roaring Fork River Basin.

Source: https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/the-joys-of-spring-skiing/article_2115c778-ecad-11ed-a8a9-5f473df5ac2c.html

This story is part of the series Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk.

Source: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/08/most-of-the-midwest-is-in-drought-and-theres-no-simple-way-to-get-out-of-it/