https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/05/milwaukee-suburb-to-begin-pulling-millions-of-gallons-a-day-from-lake-michigan/70770135007/

And so it begins...

#water #WaterRights #pollution #LakeMichigan

Decades of neocolonialism in Hawaii have redirected precious #water resources toward golf courses, resorts & other corporate ventures, turning many areas into tinderboxes & leaving little water to fight back against the flames. Now many Hawaiians say there is a power grab underway as real estate interests & other wealthy outsiders look to buy up land & #waterrights on the cheap as people are still reeling from the loss of their family members, livelihoods and communities. https://youtu.be/ck7kwvi951o

Decades of neocolonialism in Hawaii have redirected precious #water resources toward golf courses, resorts & other corporate ventures, turning many areas into tinderboxes & leaving little water to fight back against the flames. Now many Hawaiians say there is a power grab underway as real estate interests & other wealthy outsiders look to buy up land & #waterrights on the cheap as people are still reeling from the loss of their family members, livelihoods and communities. https://youtu.be/ck7kwvi951o

Big corporations, golf courses & hotels have been taking #water from locals for years. Despite her personal calamity, Tereariʻi, a grassroots attorney, already knew that the fight for Maui’s future was about to intensify, and at its heart would not be fire, but another element entirely: water. Specifically, the #waterrights of Native Hawaiians, rights that a long parade of plantations, real estate developers, and luxury resorts have been stifling for nearly two centuries. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/17/hawaii-fires-maui-water-rights-disaster-capitalism

Big corporations, golf courses & hotels have been taking #water from locals for years. Despite her personal calamity, Tereariʻi, a grassroots attorney, already knew that the fight for Maui’s future was about to intensify, and at its heart would not be fire, but another element entirely: water. Specifically, the #waterrights of Native Hawaiians, rights that a long parade of plantations, real estate developers, and luxury resorts have been stifling for nearly two centuries. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/17/hawaii-fires-maui-water-rights-disaster-capitalism

A really important read from Naomi Klein about water, public goods, disaster capitalism (or what the first nations people call plantation disaster capitalism) on Maui.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/17/hawaii-fires-maui-water-rights-disaster-capitalism

#hawaii #maui #disastercapitalism #Waterrights #naomiklein #fire

"The United States was not really a continental empire until it had access to the water, as well as the land"

Goddamn this episode was realllly good. Varsha Venkatasubramanian is one to read about in #CaWater. #IndigenousRights #WaterRights

https://www.watertalkpodcast.com/episodes/episode-41

"As rural Arizonans face the prospect of wells running dry, foreign firms are sucking up vast amounts of the state’s groundwater to grow hay for Saudi Arabia and other wealthy nations. Now it turns out that a key investor in this water transfer scheme is Arizona’s own employee retirement fund."

Great reporting by @MotherJones and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting.

#water #WaterRights #Drought #GroundWater #WaterTable #WaterShortage

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/08/arizona-pension-fund-deal-water-exports-hay-saudi-middle-east-groundwater-drought/

#WaterRights should *not* be privatized.

https://mastodon.social/@kegill/110830635806848591

Today in #Connecticut History, July 29: A Determined Minister Swims for Justice

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https://todayincthistory.com/2023/07/29/july-29-a-determined-ministers-swim-for-justice/

#20thcentury #activism #ALPOA #Andover #AndoverLake #civilrights #civil-rightsmovement #connecticuthistory #GreatDepression #JohnNDempsey #july #postwarunitedstates #racism #RoaringTwenties #sixties #socialmovements #sportsandrecreation #waterrights

‘Vampire kangaroo’: Macquarie boss defends management of debt-ridden Thames Water https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/28/vampire-kangaroo-macquarie-boss-defends-management-of-debt-ridden-thames-water #waterrights #privatization

France: Water convoy to press for action as drought deepens in Poitou

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/07/26/france-water-convoy-to-press-for-action-as-drought-deepens-in-poitou/

The bicycle and tractor rally will travel from the south-western town of Sainte Soline to Paris to demand accountability over the imposition of controversial mega-basins. It’s hoped that the week-long rally, ending in the capital on August 26-27, will draw thousands of people in opposition to the “draining of the plains” following major protest in March, which attracted up to 30,000 people and saw high levels of police violence.

#upcoming #france #rally #waterrights #waterpirates #bribery #government #corruption #saintesoline #paris #accountability #getthere

‘What Are We Willing To Sacrifice?’ A Journey Down America’s Most Endangered River [Colorado]
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/09/colorado-river-endangered-climate-crisis-tour <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #USA #USWest #colorado #coloradoriver #watermanagement #waterresources #climatechange #ecosystems #climatecrisis #GlenCanyonDam #waterrights #ecosystems #changes #model #modeling #environment #sustainable #sustainability #dam #LeesFerry #biology #hydrology #geology #endangered #archaeology #ecology #anthropogenic #resource #wilderness #FirstNation #foodweb #research #science #interconnectedness #culture #cultural #USGS #watersecurity
@usgs

There has been a lot of #news about the #USSupremeCourt. I wrote so much so that it fit into 3 explainer videos about the #SupremeCourt. In Part 1: I talk about the recent decisions.

https://youtu.be/2UPo5amKk3c

#SCOTUS #supremecourtdecision #politics #studentdebtrelief #LGBTQ #LGBTQdiscrimination #AffirmativeAction #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #history #ushistory #stalking #freespeech #navajonation #waterrights #EPA #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #CleanWaterAct #video #videoessay #youtube

There was a lot of #news about the #USSupremeCourt. I wrote so much so that it fit into 3 explainer videos about the #SupremeCourt.
In Part 1: I talk about the recent decisions.

https://youtu.be/2UPo5amKk3c

#SCOTUS #supremecourtdecision #politics #studentdebtrelief #LGBTQ #LGBTQdiscrimination #AffirmativeAction #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #history #ushistory #stalking #freespeech #navajonation #waterrights #EPA #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #CleanWaterAct #video #videoessay #youtube

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/18/very-sensitive-subject-plan-to-take-welsh-water-for-london-stirs-painful-memories
"Dodds ... said there was a long history in #Wales of its raw resources being taken for use in England while local people experienced no benefit, with the drowning of Capel Celyn being one of the most notable examples. “These latest plans ... risk repeating the mistakes of the past,” Dodds said."

Speaking of things that seem awfully familiar...

#Extractivism #Colonialism #WaterRights #Drought #Imperialism #Parasitism #Canada

#climatechange #waterrights
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/11/1186771880/west-water-rights-tribes-climate-change-drought

In Arizona Water Ruling, the Hopi Tribe Sees Limits on Its Future
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Arizona's unique method for awarding #water to #tribes was supposed to open up economic possibilities beyond farming for the #Hopi Tribe.

Instead, the tribe says it has dashed their dreams of building a thriving homeland.

#Arizona #WaterRights #Drought #Southwest #NativeAmerican #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-water-ruling-hopi-tribe-limits-future?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

What went wrong at Thames Water and what could a bailout look like? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/28/what-went-wrong-at-thames-water-and-what-could-a-bailout-look-like #water #waterrights

#SupremeCourt rules against #Navajo Nation in water supply case

The court pointed to treaties signed in the 1800s to support its decision. The #NavajoNation suit comes as water from the #ColoradoRiver is scarce and states in the arid southwest are tangled in disputes over water allocation.

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN, Jun 23, 2023

"The suit comes as water from the Colorado River is scarce and states located in the arid southwest are tangled in disputes concerning water allocation. The tribe claims that while the average person on the Navajo reservation uses seven gallons of water a day, that national average is 80 to 100 gallons.

"The nation, which extends across #Arizona, #NewMexico and #Utah and lies within the drainage basin of the Colorado River, has signed two treaties with the United States. In 1868, the United States promised the tribe a permanent homeland.

"Shay Dvoretzky, a lawyer for the Navajo Nation, told the Supreme Court: that the Navajos 'made clear' that they understood the 'promise of a permanent homeland' in the 1800s to include 'adequate water for agriculture and raising livestock. Hauled from miles away, water can cost up to twenty times more than it does in neighboring off-Reservation communities,' he argued. "

#WaterIsLife #RespectTheTreaties #NativeAmericanNews #WaterRights

Read more:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/supreme-court-rules-against-navajo-nation-in-water-supply-case/1547711