For the first time, California water regulators are cracking down on a farming region for failing to take steps to curb growers’ excessive pumping of groundwater, which has sent water levels into rapid decline and is causing the land to sink. jessica garrison latimes.com/environment/st…

I've been focused on my new book, ON THE SWAMP, but I also wrote a chapter for OF LIVING STONE, a brand new collection of essays on the legacy of Vine Deloria, Jr. - a towering intellectual & major influence on my work. It's an honor to be part of this beautiful & powerful book!

For the first time, California is cracking down on farmers over-pumping groundwater, under a law passed a decade ago. Some San Joaquin Valley growers will have to report how much they pump and pay fees, per my Los Angeles Times colleagues Ian James & jessica garrison: latimes.com/environment/st…

Our article 'Positionality Statements as a Function of Coloniality: Interrogating Reflexive Methodologies' is now out in International Studies Quarterly

Dr Rabea M. Khan and I explore the colonial epistemic roots of positionality statements and their racial functions👇 #OpenAccess
academic.oup.com/isq/article/68…

Had a great time talking with Sarah Porter Kyl Center for Water Policy about the Colorado River. The best part was getting a chance to ask her if my sometimes existential fears about the Arizona water situation were warranted. I learned a lot from her answer azwaterinnovation.asu.edu/latest-colorad…

Congratulations to Dylan Diaz-Infante Dylan Diaz-Infante on being awarded a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) & a successful MA in Anthropology defense on Moral Economies for Water in U.S. colonias as part of Arizona Water for All's AZ Water for All pillar

Snowy Telescope Peak with desert gold wildflower superbloom in the foreground #Mojave

Best science communicator / culture influencer story of all time

Amazing to see a water sommelier on #PumpRules ! And then to come here to water nerd out and instead see that it’s a very controversial topic!

Winter for as long as possible!

A joy and honor to write about the work my colleague Cora Tso is doing on tribal water rights in Arizona. Cora is both a water lawyer and Navajo, which gives her unique insights on our water issues news.asu.edu/20240403-envir…

Shorebird migration is really remarkable and connects us all on a global scale. Wrote a little bit about scientists and environmentalists looking to protect the Wilson's phalarope, a species threatened by saline lake loss in the Great Basin. westernwaternotes.com/p/saving-a-bir…

“As the Labriola Center enters its 31st year, it is in position to support the needs of ASU’s growing Indigenous community as the only all-Indigenous-led and -staffed library within an R1 university in the continental United States.” 🙌🏽

An oldie but goodie from me and Doug Parker: California’s water paradox: why enough will never be enough theconversation.com/californias-wa…

Wrote about Las Vegas and its aggressive approach to water conservation in Smithsonian Magazine to go along a spread of incredible photos from Pete McBride.

It was neat to get my hands on a copy this weekend and see it in print. Check it out here 👇 smithsonianmag.com/innovation/las…

I asked ChatGPT to draw my essay:

And when I wake up, energized by dreams of colorful fish, I roll out of bed to see my father’s eyes looking back at me in the bathroom mirror. I promise him, just as he promised his father, “Let’s go make some good.”

americanindianmagazine.org/story/mariana-…

Last September I was invited to be in workshop hosted by the National Academies & The Royal Society on Researcher Access to data. I discussed Indigenous data governance in biodiversity data (chapter 4). If interested, the full report is now available!

nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27520/…

Attorney general seeking evidence of groundwater overpumping in rural Arizona, may sue azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via azcentral

Yesterday was my last day as Director DOE Office of Science. The last 3yrs were incredible. We’ve accomplished a lot and it was an absolute pleasure to work with an amazing team … it’s the highlight of my career!
I’m excited to be back at UC Merced. Can’t wait to get back to it all.

Arizona Water for All, led by Amber Wutich (she/her), is working to improve water security in the state. Learn more about the team effort to empower water insecure communities to participate in decision-making in our latest Arizona Water Innovation Initiative post azwaterinnovation.asu.edu/arizona-water-…