Recent Supreme Court decisions on the scope of federal power have significantly narrowed the reach of federal environmental regulation of privately owned wetlands that do not affect interstate waterways. Legislation now before Congress, the Clean Water Restoration Act, would extend wetlands...

Demographic changes and existing water use patterns have placed tremendous pressures upon water supplies, particularly in the West. Global climate change will exacerbate pressures on water resources. The gradual warming of the atmosphere is certain to change the distribution and availability of...

Water policy experts contend that the United States is heading toward a water scarcity crisis in the coming years. Global climate change is likely to make water scarcity much worse in the long run. This article argues that demands of current and projected water management challenges can best be...