Will Colorado River cuts create a new Dust Bowl?

Plus: A little ditty on the water-energy-water nexus

In the comments section of last week’s Land Desk dispatch on the Lower Basin states’ Colorado River deal, reader Ann Bond had some interesting questions/points that I figured I’d address. I’ll try to sum up Ann’s questions, first:

1. What effect will fallowing thousands of acres of fields have? Will it lead to another Dust Bowl? 

2. Is the electricity from the …