Top Interior Department official has ties to Thacker Pass lithium mine - High Country News
Karen Budd-Falen has family ties through Home Ranch LLC that sold water rights to Lithium Nevada Corporation, developer of the Thacker Pass lithium mine.
A billionaire's fight to keep Hawaii's golf courses green amid drought
Billionaire Tadashi Yanai sued over water access as Kapalua Resort golf courses brown, after the PGA canceled its Kapalua tournament citing drought and conservation.
Trouble brewing: Maya people in Yucatan fear new Heineken plant's thirst for water
Maya communities in Yucatán oppose Heineken's planned brewery, citing threats to water supplies, lack of consent, and government-backed industrial projects harming rights and environment.
'It's so dystopian. It's sad': The Rio Grande River is so dry that Texas, Colorado and New Mexico are squabbling over groundwater
New Mexico, Texas and Colorado proposed settlements to limit groundwater pumping and secure Rio Grande deliveries, potentially avoiding billion-dollar liability for water shortfalls.