Mississippi’s Claim That Tennessee Is Stealing Groundwater Is A Supreme Court First

Posted by on Nov 3, 2016 @ 10:17 am in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: November 3, 2016

Sometime in the next few months, lawyers for the state of Mississippi will stand before a U.S. Supreme Court-appointed legal expert, clear their throats, and argue that Tennessee, a neighbor, is stealing water. However it is decided, the courtroom tussle breaks new legal ground and more. It is the first time the Supreme Court has considered a lawsuit that involves the...

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State, national park leaders hammer out deal for Arches water

Posted by on May 25, 2015 @ 4:00 am in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: May 24, 2015

There is not much water in southeastern Utah’s Arches National Park. What water is there is vitally important to the flora and fauna of the popular high-desert preserve. State and federal officials gathered in the park just north of Moab to acknowledge the role water plays with a contract meant to protect the precious resource. The deal signed by Utah Gov. Gary...

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