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Kansas Water News from 2023
- A news article regarding the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge’s impairment issue with the US FWS asking for action and new lawsuits. Topeka Capitol-Journal, Yahoo, 8/8/2023.
- Half of world’s largest lakes losing water, EurakAlert (AAAS), 5/18/2023
- Kansas legislation got ‘watered down’ but will help aquifer conservation efforts, Kansas Reflector, 5/12/2023
- Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill to Invest Record $35M to Protect Water Resources, Governor’s press release, 4/20, 2023
- New laws increase accountability for Kansas water districts, set aside conservation funding, Kansas Reflector, 4/20/2023
- With the Ogallala Aquifer drying up, Kansas ponders limits to irrigation, High Plains Public Radio, 4/4/2023
- GROUNDWATER LEVELS FALL ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS, KU, 3/13/2023
- Water Conservation Proves Profitable, KSAL, 3/10/2023
- Legislators think they have the start of a plan to save Kansas water. Will it be enough?, Topeka Capitol-Journal, 3/5/2023 (may require subscription)
- ‘There’s still hope’: Kansas House advances bills to help save Ogallala Aquifer, Kansas Reflector, 2/23/2023
- Kansas House committee advances bills to conserve water in Ogallala Aquifer, Kansas Reflector, 2/16/2023
- Audit finds western Kansas keeps losing water, despite local efforts, Kansas Reflector, 2/15/2023
- House bill calls for western Kansas to create plans to save the Ogallala Aquifer – Kansas Reflector, 2/9/2023
- Kansas legislators renew efforts to save Ogallala Aquifer, Kansas Reflector, 1/17/2023
- ‘This is do or die’: Western Kansas farmers push to save the Ogallala aquifer before it’s too late, High Plain Public Radio, 1/10/2023. The article includes a link to a 5-minute radio spot summary.
- Warning About Aquifer’s Decline Sets up Big Fight in Kansas, Associated Press (and others), 1/6/2023
Kansas Water News From 2022
- ‘It’s time to deal with this’: Kansas Water Authority wants to save Ogallala Aquifer; Kansas Reflector, 12/15/2022
- This is the first time the Kansas Water Authority has voted to save what’s left of the Ogallala, High Plains Public Radio, 12/15/2022
- Got milk? Kansas dairies say yes, and plenty of it, High Plains News, 11/17/2022
- This city in Kansas really conserves its water, but that still might not be enough to survive, High Plains Public Radio, 10/10/2022
- Here are 7 ways this dry, hot year stacks up against the worst droughts in Kansas history, High Plains Public Radio, 8/24/2022
- Why an ambitious effort to overhaul Kansas water management fell short, Kansas Reflector, 5/16/2022
- How Kansas could lose billions in land values as its underground water runs dry, High Plains Public Radio, 3/24/2022
- Shooting themselves in the foot: Committee guts Kansas bill to protect water, Kansas Reflector, 3/1/2022
- Farm groups stymie reorganization of Kansas water programs, Kansas City Star, 3/1/2022
- Kansas Farm Bureau, legislators square off over water policy overhaul, Topeka Capital-Journal, 3/1/2022
- Legislative committee guts Kansas bill to protect water, Hays Post, 3/1/2022
