News Articles & Op-Ed’s

For a Warming World, A New Strategy for Protecting Watersheds

Carpe Diem West network leaders are shaping the actions and science around water supply and catastrophic wildfire. In increasingly arid regions such as the western U.S., water managers are learning...

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2019 Will Be a Big Year for Water

We’ll have to contend with new limits to the Clean Water Act, growing threats from climate change and fixing our aging infrastructure. In this article - which ran in the The Revelator, Carpe Diem We...

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Thank you, yes we care about the Rio Grande

It's easy to get lost in the pessimism and swirl of water, specifically the life and health of our rivers. But in a recent op-ed the author asks the question "The Rio Grande is Dying, Does anyone Ca...

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Preparing for the health impacts of a fiery future

Welcome to the new normal. On a warming planet, we are seeing more of the hot, dry conditions that have turned the American West into a tinderbox. Indeed, the very concept of “fire season” is a th...

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Beware the privatization of your town's water

People often assume private providers will be cheaper and more efficient; often the opposite is true. Investing in water and forests for water security is nothing new, but Missoula, Montana has rev...

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