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Everyone knew the open, treeless High Plains wasn’t a place to put down roots. Making a home, farming, and development takes water, and in Western Kansas…
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The ag world is gearing up to feed 9 billion people, but the Ogallala Aquifer sprawling under the surface of eight Midwestern states is going down the…
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When September’s flood waters came down from the Front Range foothills, they destroyed homes and wrecked office parks. The water ruined roads, bridges and…
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In 1960 just 3 percent of the Ogallala aquifer under Western Kansas had been tapped. By 2010 it was 30 percent. By 2060 it will be 69 percent. And once…
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The future of agriculture across the Great Plains hinges on water. Without it, nothing can grow.Climate models and population growth paint a pretty bleak…