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If Aridification Choked The Southwest For Thousands Of Years, What Does The Future Hold?

By Judy Fahys • Dec 1, 2020

The ancient people of western Utah’s Danger Cave lived well. They ate freshwater fish, ducks and other small game, according to detritus they left behind. They had a lush lakeside view, with cattails, bulrushes and water-loving willows adorning the marshlands.

Colorado Lawmakers Return During Virus Surge To Consider Stimulus Plan

By Scott Franz • Nov 30, 2020

Colorado lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday to consider a $220 million stimulus package for restaurants, movie theaters, child care centers and other businesses that have been hard hit by coronavirus restrictions.

But lawmakers spent the week leading up to the special session trying to manage their constituents’ expectations for the state-funded stimulus.

Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Avon, said at a recent town hall the package would not be a “silver bullet.”

As Lake Powell Recedes, River Runners Race To Document Long-Hidden Rapids

By Molly Marcello • Nov 24, 2020
Courtesy of Glen Canyon Institute

Climate change and overuse are causing one of the Colorado River’s biggest reservoirs, Lake Powell, to drop. While water managers worry about scarcity issues, two Utah river rafters are documenting the changes that come as the massive reservoir hits historic low points.

For Montezuma County Commissioner Jim Candelaria, Mask ‘Requests’ Are Better Than Mandates

By • Nov 19, 2020
KSJD Screenshot / Montezuma County/YouTube

Some of the Montezuma County Commission’s responses to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases have included reopening the county emergency operations center, monitoring the number of hospital beds available, and coordinating information between departments and agencies.

However, masks are generally absent from their initiatives.

2020 Delivers Setbacks For Some Long-Planned Western Water Projects

By Luke Runyon • Nov 18, 2020

2020 has been a tough year for some of the Colorado River basin’s long-planned, most controversial water projects.

Proposals to divert water in New Mexico, Nevada and Utah have run up against significant legal, financial and political roadblocks this year. But while environmental groups have cheered the setbacks, it’s still unclear whether these projects have truly hit dead ends or are simply waiting in the wings.

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