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Declining levels at the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. have spurred officials in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico to search for ways to prop it up.
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Climate change and overuse are causing one of the Colorado River’s biggest reservoirs, Lake Powell, to drop. While water managers worry about scarcity…
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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.
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A 50-year-old agreement regarding the co-management of Lake Powell set to expire today has been extended by one year. Members of the Navajo Nation say it has limited their economic opportunity and undermines their sovereignty.
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The water has made development possible and is used for farms, homes and businesses. Meanwhile, recreation has risen to over 4 million annual visitors...
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The effects of mining pollution are the subject of a new state and federal government-led study in Lake Powell. Sediment at the bottom of the reservoir…
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A long-held dream of environmental activists gained new legitimacy in Sunday’s New York Times. In a column reprinted from ProPublica, Abraham Lustgarten…
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Property valuations for irrigated farmland in Dolores County are being reduced 3 to 5 percent as the result of research by a state property-tax…
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Decent spring and summer rainfall this year have many in the Four Corners area feeling cautiously optimistic about easing the on-going drought situation,…
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In this episode of The River Trip, host Sam Carter talks with Katrina Grantz, Chief Hydrologist at Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell, about how the Bureau…