Jerry Redfern is a senior fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism, covering environment, health and human rights, primarily in the developing world. He is coauthor, with Karen Coates, of the award-winning book “Eternal Harvest: The Legacy of American Bombs in Laos”. You can follow him on Instagram @jerryredfern, where you can see pictures of the Rio Grande near his home in New Mexico. https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/jerry-redfern/rss en American West Climate & Weather Environment & Wildlife Thu, 10 May 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Jerry Redfern https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2018/05/10/dismal-snowpack-hampers-efforts-to-save-endangered-rio-grande-fish https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2018/05/10/dismal-snowpack-hampers-efforts-to-save-endangered-rio-grande-fish Conservationists in the Southwest are rushing to save endangered Rio Grande silvery minnows stranded in sections of the river that have run dry. Agriculture American West Management & Supply Mon, 12 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Jerry Redfern https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2018/03/12/arizona-considers-desalination-options-for-future-water-supply https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2018/03/12/arizona-considers-desalination-options-for-future-water-supply From a partnership with Mexico to treating brackish groundwater, Arizona is exploring opportunities to incorporate desalinated water into its long-term water supply planning. Agriculture American West Law & Policy Tue, 30 Jan 2018 08:10:00 +0000 Jerry Redfern https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2018/01/30/why-a-supreme-court-battle-over-water-in-the-west-could-have-been-avoided https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2018/01/30/why-a-supreme-court-battle-over-water-in-the-west-could-have-been-avoided Texas and New Mexico are squaring off over water rights in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, but the issues at the heart of the disagreement were settled in 2008. American West Climate & Weather Management & Supply Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:00:00 +0000 Jerry Redfern https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2018/01/16/plans-for-utah-pipeline-to-tap-colorado-river-hit-a-snag https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2018/01/16/plans-for-utah-pipeline-to-tap-colorado-river-hit-a-snag A proposed pipeline would funnel Lake Powell water 140 miles to a growing region of Utah, but opponents question if imported water for the beleaguered Colorado is the best way to meet demand. American West Management & Supply Wed, 27 Dec 2017 03:00:00 +0000 Jerry Redfern https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2017/12/27/why-water-conservation-efforts-are-complicating-a-fuel-spill-cleanup https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2017/12/27/why-water-conservation-efforts-are-complicating-a-fuel-spill-cleanup Monitoring a plume of contaminants in groundwater in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has gotten more difficult as the water level in the aquifer has risen quickly over the past few years. American West Climate & Weather Management & Supply Tue, 25 Jul 2017 03:00:19 +0000 Jerry Redfern https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2017/07/25/why-some-western-water-agencies-are-writing-100-year-water-plans https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2017/07/25/why-some-western-water-agencies-are-writing-100-year-water-plans Climate change is causing water managers to think long term about their resources. Several western agencies are planning a century in advance, but that’s not without its headaches. American West Environment & Wildlife Solutions Tue, 04 Jul 2017 05:00:22 +0000 Jerry Redfern https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2017/07/04/new-mexico-water-agency-finds-innovative-way-to-protect-headwaters https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2017/07/04/new-mexico-water-agency-finds-innovative-way-to-protect-headwaters The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority in New Mexico doesn’t own the land where its water originates, but it just donated $1 million to help protect it. American West Environment & Wildlife Mon, 22 May 2017 05:00:53 +0000 Jerry Redfern https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2017/05/22/why-the-fate-of-a-tiny-rio-grande-fish-is-so-important https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2017/05/22/why-the-fate-of-a-tiny-rio-grande-fish-is-so-important Lots of rain and snow this year bode well for the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow and that’s good news for the whole river and the riparian ecosystem.