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KDNK's News Director Morgan Neely has Wednesday's updates, including Aspen's municipal election results. Also, the Glenwood Springs High School Demons boys hockey squad lost a heartbreaking 4A State Championship match Tuesday night on a triple-overtime, walk-off goal from opponent Cheyenne Mountain. And KDNK’s Hattison Rensberry asks High Rockies Harm Reduction Director Maggie Seldeen about common misconceptions regarding Naloxone.
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The Biden administration recently announced $728 million in investments to address drought and climate change in the West. The funding will kickstart conservation programs, environmental restoration projects and water infrastructure construction, among other efforts.
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Senators from the seven states that use water from the Colorado River are convening to discuss its future. Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper created the group as climate change and steady demand are shrinking supplies.
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Lake Powell is shrinking as climate change and steady demand cause trouble for states that rely on the Colorado River. The Bureau of Reclamation is scrambling to keep hydropower generators running in Glen Canyon Dam.
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An above average SNOTEL report shows the state’s southwestern river basins are 139% of average for this time of year.
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As the West grapples with a long-running drought, a new report suggests states across the region can be doing a lot more to improve water efficiency and conservation.
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Heavy rain and snow could provide a boost to the Colorado River, where the nation's largest reservoirs are shrinking due to 23 years of drought and steady demand. But climate scientists warn that it will take more than one wet winter to end the drought.
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KDNK's News Director Morgan Neely brings listeners Friday's news, including robust workforce numbers for Garfield County and Colorado as a whole. Also,
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The heat wave baking the West continues to increase wildfire dangers as we head into fall. This week, the National Interagency Fire Center increased its National Preparedness Level to 4, out of a possible 5.
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KDNK's News Director Morgan Neely has Monday's news, including discouraging numbers revealing the increase in fatal drug overdoses in Colorado over the last four years.