Opinion | Why the Kids Won’t Farm

Glad to see coverage of what I think is one of the most critical issues in the West that too few people are talking about.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/o...

Advice from Policy & Politics journal on how to choose the right journal for your research. Read the blog post by the editors here @eakoebele.bsky.social @allegrafullerton.bsky.social @cmweible.bsky.social @berglundoscar.bsky.social

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What an honor to have served as opponent at Aasa Karimo’s defense @helsinki.fi — she did an amazing job, and I learned so much from her 🌟

Colorado River crisis fails to force deal from states - Aspen Journalism But the increasingly dire projections, this winter’s historically bad snowpack and the growing gap between supply and demand haven’t yet pushed the seven states that share the Colorado River to come t...

“We’re at a moment where we really need something different that responds to our current hydrology, our current demands, and we’re not seeing a development of that kind.” @eakoebele.bsky.social aspenjournalism.org/colorado-riv...

Lecturer/Teaching Assistant Professor, Political Science The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitt...

My department is hiring a Lecturer/Teaching Assistant Professor in American Politics to administer our dual credit program and teach American Politics courses at UNR. Please share with your networks!

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A new article "How proximity and trust of policy narrators motivate their audience” by Elizabeth A. Shanahan, Rob A. DeLeo, @deseraicrow.bsky.social, Kristin Taylor, Thomas A. Birkland, Clifton M. Chow, Danielle Blanch-Hartigan, @hmink.bsky.social and @eakoebele.bsky.social is here: t.ly/KR9yN

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#OpenAccess from @jpublicpolicy.bsky.social -

How proximity and trust of policy narrators motivate their audience - https://cup.org/3LiPOn5

- E.A. Shanahan, R.A. DeLeo, @deseraicrow.bsky.social, K.Taylor, T.A. Birkland, C.M. Chow, D. Blanch-Hartigan, @hmink.bsky.social & @eakoebele.bsky.social

I also saw we are on ACF panels at the same time when we present this at CoPPR 😭😭 We will trick you into giving us feedback at some point 😉

Stoked to talk about my work w/ @charliefthompson.bsky.social on sports betting, water, and the ACF for the first time tomorrow 🎰💧

Colorado River deadline passes without an agreement Tuesday was the deadline for seven states to submit a framework for a deal to update the river’s operating guidelines that expire at the end of 2026.

The most insightful story you’ll read about yesterday’s missed deadline (i.e. the only one I’ve seen that actually talks to someone in the room!) @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

Colorado River talks hit crunch time. What's at stake for California water? Western states in the Colorado River basin are racing a federal deadline to hash out how to share the overtapped river. As the clock ticks down, two questions looms large: Just how real is this deadli...

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I don’t know what it says about me, but I pulled off “Wicked Witch of the West(ern US)” for Halloween in about 30 minutes with stuff I already owned. I proceeded to get 0 real photos, but had to share with the western water crowd…

What’s holding up the Colorado River negotiations? Experts break down the sticking points. As the clock ticks down, onlookers have been increasingly frustrated and critical of the lack of progress in the closed-door negotiations.

This is a very thoughtful analysis of the hydrological, institutional, political, and social "sticking points" in Colorado River discussions by Shannon Mullane for the @coloradosun.com ⬇️

coloradosun.com/2025/10/30/c...

Thank you!!!

ily advocacy coalition framework fam 🖤 thanks to CU Denver for hosting me.

I think it was Reusser who said she legit wanted to do this the other day 💯

Come 2 my party 2morrow 🍾

** note, my first post should have said Friday, not Saturday.

Read the press release: www.edf.org/Z6re

Frontiers | Enhancing water security and landscape resilience through multibenefit land repurposing Achieving water sustainability in many water-scarce regions will require reducing consumptive water use by converting irrigated agricultural land to less wat...

NEW! What a pleasure to work with folks who are implementing the MLRP in California on this article, especially lead author Gopal Penny! It's critical that we come up with more creative solutions to protect people, agriculture, and the environment in a drying world.

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Scientists tap 'secret' fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean.

New fun water rights challenge: who owns freshwater trapped in shallow offshore aquifers? And, assuming there is zero natural recharge, is it a good idea to tap it? How do we govern that?

apnews.com/article/fres...

Are you going to @apsa.bsky.social Vancouver and working on issues of science/technology/environmental politics (STEP)? If so, please attend the STEP reception on Saturday night! Details and RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/q27fRYT60G

European Policy Analysis | PSO Policy Research Journal | Wiley Online Library Most studies of policy entrepreneurship seek to understand how entrepreneurs influence the behavior of policy-makers in the agenda-setting or decision-making phases of the policy process. Recent scho...

Now out in an issue of @epa-journal.bsky.social: "Estimating the effect of policy entrepreneurship on individual vaccination behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic." Thanks to fearless leader Kristin Taylor for making this one happen.

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I deleted my previous post bc it had a news headline that has now thankfully been taken down for being false.

All I will say (if you saw it) is that I have no idea what’s going on behind closed doors in the Colorado River negotiations, and agreeing to conserve does not equal taking cuts!

happy first day of school to me for the 35th consecutive year 🤓

Maybe I’m being optimistic, but is CO is strategically using the compact call threat to get political cover/constituent support for giving up some water in a collaborative proposal, esp. w/ the plan to do more public engagement? 👀👀

Is Colorado ready for forced Colorado River cuts? State official says it might be time for a plan. - Water Education Colorado STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Colorado water officials announced Wednesday a rough plan to figure out how the state would handle an unwelcome specter in the Colorado River Basin: forced water cuts. Mandatory wa...

…or the UB could collaborate with the LB on a plan where they share some cuts in the driest times and don’t face compact compliance threats?

watereducationcolorado.org/fresh-water-...

A paradigm shift on the Colorado River is the only way to confront the water crisis | Colorado Newsline A paradigm shift and bold policies are needed to preserve the remarkable Colorado River and life in the West.

"The Colorado River is remarkable in and of itself, it lays the foundation for remarkable habitats, and, apparently, can precipitate remarkable political alliances." - @sammyherdman.bsky.social

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I so feel this recovering from a concussion (May 12th). Like three weeks ago a switch flipped. Now I’m like ohhh so this what it feels like to have a working brain again wtf was all of that other stuff.

I kind of love the geometric mtns on Nevada’s, though I wish they took up more of the space.

the homeland 😍