Daniel Rothberg

3 weeks ago | open.substack.com | Daniel Rothberg

Hello and back from a short hiatus. Wanted to start out with a little offering I spotted on Bluesky. I can’t seem to find the original post, but the lines are credited to William Stafford, an Oregon poet who spent much time at Lake Oswego. These are his words, engraved on stone near the lake:Water is always ready to learn. The river always finds the right way.

1 month ago | reasonstobecheerful.world | Daniel Rothberg

Waterline is an ongoing series that explores the solutions making rivers, waterways and ocean food chains healthier. It is funded by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation. During the hottest days of the year, sun glimmers off of an aqueduct as it moves water from the shrinking Colorado River to millions of residents in the sprawling cities of Southern California.

1 month ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Daniel Rothberg

Editor's Note: This story was initially published in Western Water Notes, a Substack newsletter published by independent environmental reporter Daniel Rothberg. Nevada and the Great Basin lost Simeon Herskovits, one of its most passionate and dedicated public interest water attorneys, last week. Through his calm but assertive rhetorical style, Herskovits played a pivotal role in ensuring water officials weighed the impacts of their policymaking on the public interest and the environment.

Jan 14, 2025 | open.substack.com | Daniel Rothberg

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Jan 14, 2025 | omahadailyrecord.com | Daniel Rothberg |Dayvid Figler

Reporting HighlightsThe Vegas Loop: Elon Musk’s Boring Company is constructing a planned 68-mile tunnel system beneath Las Vegas where drivers will ferry passengers around the urban core in Teslas. Less Regulation: Despite its size, the project, because it’s privately funded, has not gone through the vetting typical of public transit systems, including lengthy governmental studies.