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Aquifer Is No Quick Fix for Central Texas Thirst
Posted by New York Times: Neena Satija on September 11th, 2014
New York Times: As drought continues to grip Central Texas, those looking to provide water to the region’s fast-growing cities and suburbs see a solution in a relatively untapped aquifer. Water marketers, who bundle groundwater rights and sell the water to cities, say the region’s Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer holds hundreds of trillions of gallons of water. They say that is enough water to sustain growth for centuries in areas around Austin, whose reservoirs are only 34 percent full, and San Antonio, whose own aquifer...
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Texas, leader in greenhouse gases, stands vulnerable their effects
Posted by New York Times: Neena Satija on July 13th, 2014
New York Times: As Republicans promote the state’s economic “miracle,” many climate scientists from Texas say prosperity has come at a steep price.
With its dependence on an energy industry that relies on extracting fossil fuels, scientists say Texas has become a large contributor to greenhouse gas emissions as well as more vulnerable to its consequences. Texas emits more greenhouse gases than any other state, according to federal data.
State Republican leaders, however, have questioned whether the earth is...
Amid drought, a water fight spills into legal territory
Posted by New York Times: Neena Satija on September 18th, 2013
New York Times: As Texas' rivers run dry and lakes fall to record low levels, part of the fight over water supplies is moving underground.
Neighbors who pump water from the same formations beneath their land have long argued over that water. But the stakes are rising as cities and industries see groundwater as a solution to the demands of explosive population growth.
But Texas law governing groundwater is murky, and a recent state appeals court decision signals that only years of expensive legal battles will...