Op-Ed by Dr. Travis Loof Setting the Scene A few minutes before 8 a.m., the room was a quiet mix of coffee cups, maps and county binders. Then the briefing began. A Helene-like hurricane had tracked inland and pushed up the I-65 corridor. The scenario was blunt. Statewide power impacts. Road washouts. Compounding hazards. My…
Co-Authors: Bennett L. Bearden and Caleb T. Anderson Introduction The year 2021 will serve as a landmark moment for interstate water disputes and the application of the doctrine of equitable apportionment. During 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States (Court) ruled on two distinct interstate disputes: Florida v. Georgia and Mississippi v. Tennessee. The…
Co-authors: Meg Woods, Parker King and Katya Menkina On April 14, our CONSERVE team had the extraordinary opportunity to invite the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians from Louisiana to help thin native rivercane stands in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Thinning native cane stands is vital to the health and resiliency of the cane stand ecosystem. The effort was…
Sometimes being a water researcher has unexpected opportunities and provides for unique travel experiences — such as dining with the ambassador from Spain or visiting an ancestral kiva in the Southwest. The invitation for me and my University of Alabama and Alabama Water Institute colleague Dr. Kate Brauman to visit the Jones Research Center in Baker County,…
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