Color of Water Stories
![Angela Mooney D’Arcy, a member of the Acjachemen Nation, discusses the health and sustainability of the Los Angeles River. The waterway is sacred to the Tongva people.](https://colorofwater.waterhub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-1-300x200.png)
Stolen lands, justice deferred: An Indigenous Californian dreams of a united front on reparations – Los Angeles Times
Angela Mooney D'Arcy of the Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples says Native Americans and other historically oppressed Californians should share in the fight for
![The San Xavier del Bac Mission in the San Xavier District of the Tohono O’odham Reservation, with mines in the distance.](https://colorofwater.waterhub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/How-private-interests-benefit-from-tribal-water-settlements-Copyright-Russel-A-Daniels-300x200.jpg)
How private interests benefit from tribal water settlements
When power players like mining and agriculture are involved, tribal nations, usually the senior-most water-rights holders, often must fight obstruction. [from High Country News]
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The Water Collaborative leads community efforts for new stormwater utility and equitable approach to New Orleans drainage – NOLA.com
One New Orleans organization is bringing together residents, businesses, nonprofits and other stakeholders to push for a new stormwater utility in the city, create a
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Capital Region communities relieved after lawmakers get Newsom to ditch his environmental run-around for Delta tunnel in budget deal – Sacramento News & Review
Timely reports from Sacramento News & Review writers on breaking news and big issues. [from Sacramento News & Review]
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Aspen Ideas tour offers look at wildfire aftermath – Aspen Daily News
The Aspen Ideas Festival offered a variety of field trips. One group toured the Lake Christine burn scar on Basalt Mountain on Sunday to learn
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Supreme Court rules against the Navajo Nation in water dispute – NPR
Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation in a long-running dispute over what obligations the federal government has to supply water to
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Supreme Court denies Navajo Nation water rights claim – Arizona Mirror
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the United States has no treaty obligation to identify and account for the Navajo Nation’s water rights. [from Arizona
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California Snowpack May Hold Record Amount of Water, With Significant Flooding Possible – Inside Climate News – Inside Climate News
SAN FRANCISCO—California water officials reported on Monday that preliminary data showed the water contained in the state’s April snowpack is near historic levels. Officials previewed
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Dow's River – The Texas Observer
Dow chemical company holds all the cards on the Brazos River. Part of the Observer's "Drifting Toward Disaster" series on Texas waterways. [from The Texas