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Tag: Megadrought

Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

A plumbing issue at Lake Powell dam could mean big trouble for Western water

by Steve Crane May 13, 2024May 13, 2024

Conservation groups are calling for changes to the management of Lake Powell, the nation’s second largest reservoir, after the discovery of damaged plumbing within the dam that holds it back. The damage is to Glen Canyon Dam’s “river outlet works,” a critical set of small tubes near the bottom of the dam that were originally […]

Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

Water and power collide in proposed $100 million Colorado River deal

by Steve Crane Apr 5, 2024Apr 5, 2024
Posted inEditor's Picks, Indigenous, Sustainability

Gila River Indian Community rejects states’ plan for Colorado, works with feds

by Steve Crane Mar 15, 2024Mar 15, 2024
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

Colorado River states offer competing proposals for managing water

by Steve Crane Mar 7, 2024Mar 7, 2024
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

If trees could talk: Tree rings show recent decades warmest in 500 years

by Steve Crane Mar 4, 2024Mar 4, 2024
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

Chub snub? Advocates question plan to protect threatened Colorado River fish

by Steve Crane Feb 20, 2024Feb 20, 2024
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

An early-winter ‘snow drought’ is leaving the West’s mountains high and dry

by Steve Crane Jan 3, 2024Jan 3, 2024
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

Winter snow could help recharge the Colorado River. But what if it doesn’t?

by Steve Crane Dec 20, 2023Dec 19, 2023
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

New climate report shows impact of drying on human health in Southwest

by Steve Crane Nov 23, 2023Nov 23, 2023
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

Water-short cities want to use every last drop – even if it used to be sewage

by Steve Crane Aug 23, 2023Aug 24, 2023
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

A Colorado River artist is helping demystify the West’s water problems

by Steve Crane Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 2023
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sustainability

Feds ease Colorado River cuts after positive forecast, but work remains

by Steve Crane Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 2023

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