In the Western U.S. today, water is increasingly scarce and valuable; it’s basically liquid gold. The combination of a “first in time, first in right” system for managing water rights — meaning senior ...

The increasing global scarcity of freshwater, exacerbated by climate change and population growth, has propelled research into desalination and its integration with sustainable water management ...

Farming in Arizona faces sustainability questions due to its high water consumption amid a megadrought. Agriculture uses about 80% of Arizona's water supply, with debates focusing on crops like ...

Editor’s note: This article was first published in The Regulatory Review and is reprinted here with permission. Because using potable water to irrigate crops would be prohibitively expensive, growers ...