Elizabeth A. Koebele
@eakoebele.bsky.social
🎰 Polisci/Hydro Prof at U. of Nevada, Reno
✍️ Editor @policy-politics.bsky.social
💧 Thinking about the Colorado River, water governance, the policy process, & bicycles.
✍️ Editor @policy-politics.bsky.social
💧 Thinking about the Colorado River, water governance, the policy process, & bicycles.
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…
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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…
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...
coloradosun.com/2025/10/30/c...
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.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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...
coloradosun.com/2025/10/30/c...
ily advocacy coalition framework fam 🖤 thanks to CU Denver for hosting me.
October 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
ily advocacy coalition framework fam 🖤 thanks to CU Denver for hosting me.
Come 2 my party 2morrow 🍾
** note, my first post should have said Friday, not Saturday.
** note, my first post should have said Friday, not Saturday.
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
Microsoft Forms
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September 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Come 2 my party 2morrow 🍾
** note, my first post should have said Friday, not Saturday.
** note, my first post should have said Friday, not Saturday.
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.
doi.org/10.3389/frwa...
doi.org/10.3389/frwa...
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...
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September 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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.
doi.org/10.3389/frwa...
doi.org/10.3389/frwa...
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...
apnews.com/article/fres...
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.
apnews.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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...
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
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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
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.
dx.doi.org/10.1002/epa2...
dx.doi.org/10.1002/epa2...
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...
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August 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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.
dx.doi.org/10.1002/epa2...
dx.doi.org/10.1002/epa2...
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!
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!
August 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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!
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 🤓
August 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
happy first day of school to me for the 35th consecutive year 🤓
…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-...
watereducationcolorado.org/fresh-water-...
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...
watereducationcolorado.org
August 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
…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-...
watereducationcolorado.org/fresh-water-...
"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
coloradonewsline.com/2025/08/12/a...
coloradonewsline.com/2025/08/12/a...
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.
coloradonewsline.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"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
coloradonewsline.com/2025/08/12/a...
coloradonewsline.com/2025/08/12/a...
the homeland 😍
Arizona: 10/10. Another banger. You look at this and you're like "yep, that's a desert horizon".
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Flag of Arizona - Wikipedia
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August 16, 2025 at 3:59 AM
the homeland 😍
Enjoyed working on this edited volume with my @policy-politics.bsky.social colleagues and all of the amazing contributing authors. Check it out here: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/transformati...
August 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Enjoyed working on this edited volume with my @policy-politics.bsky.social colleagues and all of the amazing contributing authors. Check it out here: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/transformati...
Can’t open this app anymore without singing this song, and I think that’s actually a good thing (plus, amazing Nevada shots in the vid).
m.youtube.com/watch?v=rtIz...
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Momma - Welcome to My Blue Sky (Music Video)
YouTube video by Momma
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August 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Can’t open this app anymore without singing this song, and I think that’s actually a good thing (plus, amazing Nevada shots in the vid).
m.youtube.com/watch?v=rtIz...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=rtIz...
We've got a new one out this Friday @psjeditor.bsky.social:
"Understanding the Impact of Institutions on Climate-Adaptive Policy Designs: A Study of Collective Action Inference in Urban Water Systems" led by the great Aaron Deslatte, w/ @jesselbarnes.bsky.social & others!
doi.org/10.1111/psj....
"Understanding the Impact of Institutions on Climate-Adaptive Policy Designs: A Study of Collective Action Inference in Urban Water Systems" led by the great Aaron Deslatte, w/ @jesselbarnes.bsky.social & others!
doi.org/10.1111/psj....
<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library
Feedback is ubiquitous in complex systems and critical to the process of designing public policies to solve problems such as climate adaptation. However, well-known cognitive and institutional constr....
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August 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We've got a new one out this Friday @psjeditor.bsky.social:
"Understanding the Impact of Institutions on Climate-Adaptive Policy Designs: A Study of Collective Action Inference in Urban Water Systems" led by the great Aaron Deslatte, w/ @jesselbarnes.bsky.social & others!
doi.org/10.1111/psj....
"Understanding the Impact of Institutions on Climate-Adaptive Policy Designs: A Study of Collective Action Inference in Urban Water Systems" led by the great Aaron Deslatte, w/ @jesselbarnes.bsky.social & others!
doi.org/10.1111/psj....
Reposted by Elizabeth A. Koebele
Deep in the Nevada desert, a huge lithium mine could fuel electric vehicles and help slow global warming. But conservationists say it would drive an endangered wildflower to extinction.
I visited Rhyolite Ridge and wrestled with a high-stakes climate dilemma: www.latimes.com/environment/...
I visited Rhyolite Ridge and wrestled with a high-stakes climate dilemma: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Commentary: A climate-saving lithium mine could doom an endangered desert flower
The dilemma at Nevada's Rhyolite Ridge offers a preview of the hard choices ahead.
www.latimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Deep in the Nevada desert, a huge lithium mine could fuel electric vehicles and help slow global warming. But conservationists say it would drive an endangered wildflower to extinction.
I visited Rhyolite Ridge and wrestled with a high-stakes climate dilemma: www.latimes.com/environment/...
I visited Rhyolite Ridge and wrestled with a high-stakes climate dilemma: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Reposted by Elizabeth A. Koebele
We do not talk enough about groundwater, the quiet water crisis playing out across the globe.
“Groundwater is the most precious natural resource in the dry parts of the world," said ASU's Jay Famiglietti. “And it is probably the least protected.” www.westernwaternotes.com/p/q-and-a-gr...
“Groundwater is the most precious natural resource in the dry parts of the world," said ASU's Jay Famiglietti. “And it is probably the least protected.” www.westernwaternotes.com/p/q-and-a-gr...
Q&A: Groundwater loss on a global scale
ASU's Jay Famiglietti on the alarming drying of Earth's land surface.
www.westernwaternotes.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We do not talk enough about groundwater, the quiet water crisis playing out across the globe.
“Groundwater is the most precious natural resource in the dry parts of the world," said ASU's Jay Famiglietti. “And it is probably the least protected.” www.westernwaternotes.com/p/q-and-a-gr...
“Groundwater is the most precious natural resource in the dry parts of the world," said ASU's Jay Famiglietti. “And it is probably the least protected.” www.westernwaternotes.com/p/q-and-a-gr...
Really excited to see new work that pushes the collaborative governance literature to be more realistic about how collaboration happens in practice and over time (by Carstensen & Sørensen in @policy-politics.bsky.social)
policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/06/18/u...
policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/06/18/u...
Using bricolage and robustness theory to explain the dynamism of collaborative governance
by Martin B. Carstensen and Eva Sørensen In a recent article published in Policy & Politics, Martin B. Carstensen and Eva Sørensen explore how collaborative governance can be understood as a se…
policyandpoliticsblog.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Really excited to see new work that pushes the collaborative governance literature to be more realistic about how collaboration happens in practice and over time (by Carstensen & Sørensen in @policy-politics.bsky.social)
policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/06/18/u...
policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/06/18/u...
"The supply-driven model would generally mandate a flow past Lees Ferry to the Southwestern states equal to a rolling three-year average of the natural flow that the mountain snowmelt provides" #ColoradoRiver @brandonloomis.bsky.social
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
New Colorado River plan spreads the pain, shares water based on reality of shrinking flows
The Southwest and Rocky Mountain states are reviewing a plan that could split Colorado River water based on actual flows, not storage.
www.azcentral.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"The supply-driven model would generally mandate a flow past Lees Ferry to the Southwestern states equal to a rolling three-year average of the natural flow that the mountain snowmelt provides" #ColoradoRiver @brandonloomis.bsky.social
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
I'm happy to have contributed to this new ACF book in a small way. Check out our chapter on antecedents of policy change, led by the fantastic @allegrafullerton.bsky.social!
So excited to see this new edited volume by Hank Jenkins-Smith and Chris Weible is now available for free! It’s packed with great work from ACF scholars that really pushes policy research forward. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The Advocacy Coalition Framework
This open access book provides an updated and integrated analysis of the Advocacy Coalition Framework, more than thirty years after its conception.
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June 15, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I'm happy to have contributed to this new ACF book in a small way. Check out our chapter on antecedents of policy change, led by the fantastic @allegrafullerton.bsky.social!
“Governor Lombardo’s signature sends a signal that this program is worth the investment for stabilizing groundwater systems throughout the state.” -Kyle Roerink, @greatbasinwater.bsky.social
www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...
www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...
Got water rights? Nevada wants to buy them but doesn’t have the money
The bills create a program that could be a solution to Nevada’s water crisis, if enough money is made available.
www.reviewjournal.com
June 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“Governor Lombardo’s signature sends a signal that this program is worth the investment for stabilizing groundwater systems throughout the state.” -Kyle Roerink, @greatbasinwater.bsky.social
www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...
www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...
I’m def not the best in any business, but I do indeed love Cynar more than anyone I know. Thanks, Sam - I can’t wait to mix one up!
This week's #cocktail is for an old friend. She's the best in the business at the science of water policy and biggest Cynar fan I know. Here you go @eakoebele.bsky.social, Cardoon's Cousin! #keepingmyword. 🍸🍹🥃 #WestVirginia #poliscidrinks
June 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I’m def not the best in any business, but I do indeed love Cynar more than anyone I know. Thanks, Sam - I can’t wait to mix one up!