/tags/water-wars water wars en-US Copyright Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:09:45 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-08-30/ranchers-tribes-state-officials-clash-over-shasta-river-water A standoff over shutting down ranchers’ pumps signals a flareup of water wars as California is gripped by seemingly endless drought. “To hell with it. We’re starting the pumps,” one Siskiyou County rancher said. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:09:45 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-08-30/ranchers-tribes-state-officials-clash-over-shasta-river-water Rachel Becker /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-07-29/water-rights-for-bodies-of-water Does a river or a lake have a water right? This question gets asked more often lately, as the drought makes lakes and rivers run low or dry, while nearby… Tue, 29 Jul 2014 17:10:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-07-29/water-rights-for-bodies-of-water Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-12-09/klamath-water-settlements-anew Water and timber, timber and water. The major environmental issues of our region usually involved one or the other. And water is the focus in the Klamath… Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:00:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-12-09/klamath-water-settlements-anew Geoffrey Riley /environment/2013-12-05/an-end-to-the-klamath-water-wars For decades, farmers and ranchers have engaged in a bitter tug-of-war with fishermen and Indian tribes over scarce water supplies in the Klamath Basin. Now, government officials and stakeholders have announced the broad outlines of an agreement they say could finally bring peace to the region. Thu, 05 Dec 2013 17:25:56 GMT /environment/2013-12-05/an-end-to-the-klamath-water-wars Liam Moriarty