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The water levels behind the Colorado River’s biggest dams are fast-approaching or already at record lows. The historic 21-year megadrought that is squeezing some Western states’ water supplies will also likely start showing up in energy bills, because those dams can’t produce as much electricity.
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The conversation around water speculation has been heating up in Colorado in recent months. At the direction of state lawmakers, a work group has been meeting regularly to explore ways to strengthen the state’s anti-speculation law.
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The Colorado River’s biggest reservoirs are likely to drop to historically low levels later this year, prompting mandatory conservation by some of the river’s heaviest users.
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The Fort Yuma-Quechan Indian Tribe is situated at a nexus in the Colorado River Basin.
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In 1948, a World War II bomber crashed into Lake Mead. After several attempts to find the plane, it was finally discovered in the early 2000s — still…
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Lake Powell, one of the Colorado River’s largest reservoirs, is dropping. While the decline means trouble for the region’s ongoing water scarcity issues,…
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Colorado plans to join other states opposing the fast-tracking of a major water project in Utah. This week’s News Brief features KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh…
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Studies show that up to a third of Navajo Nation households lack indoor plumbing. But several projects now underway are trying to bridge what's known as…
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Many communities in the West are growing, and in some places that’s putting pressure on already scarce water supplies.
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The Trump administration has fast-tracked one of the largest new water projects on the Colorado River. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh has this report.