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To prevent power outages, residents are asked to turn off lights and appliances and preset their thermostats to 78F (26C).
On Tuesday, the U.S. government warned that more drastic cuts in water usage were needed to protect dwindling supplies held in reservoirs that crucial to the well-being of seven Western states.
Two critical reservoirs – Lake Mead and Lake Powell – have fallen to just above one-quarter of their capacity this summer. If they fall much lower, the lakes will be unable to generate hydroelectric power for millions of customers in the West, authorities say.
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. circuit judge on Wednesday reinstated the Biden administration’s pause on new oil and gas leasing on federal land and waters, a key piece of the president’s climate change strategy.
I guess stuff like this can happen when you build large cities/population centers in the DESERT Southwest. Who would have thought?
This is a dangerous situation that is not getting any press. To me this is THE major issue facing the southwest USA and yet not enough is being done about it.