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Drought, growth and overuse across the West have strained the Colorado River. That’s why KUER has joined a new journalism collaboration focused on exploring the river’s challenges and solutions.
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A new study from University of Colorado Boulder researchers finds a strong chance that precipitation will make the next two decades on the Colorado River wetter than the last.
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Damage inside Glen Canyon Dam could mean problems with the "river outlet works," a set of small tubes near the bottom of the dam that were originally intended to release excess water when the reservoir is nearing full capacity. The dam allows water to pass through to the Colorado River and Grand Canyon.
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Utah state officials are hurriedly trying to shore up a rural Utah dam after a 60-foot crack opened and sent water pouring into a creek and endangering the 1,700 residents of a downstream town.
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The Jordan River is at its highest level since 2011. With new houses and businesses lining its shore, cities have to work to prevent damage.
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Por primera vez el Distrito de Conservación de Agua del Condado Washington ha creado una versión hispana de sus talleres sobre paisajismo con uso eficiente del agua.
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Clouds obscured much of the sky during the eclipse, but when the view was clear, cheers rang out.
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A proposal for a wildlife overpass a few years ago in eastern Idaho has politicized the issue for that region.
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Forecasters expect a quick transition from El Niño to La Niña in the coming months, which could impact southern Utah’s monsoon season and next winter’s snowpack.
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As snow hydrologists fan across the West to measure peak snowpack this spring, citizen scientist Billy Barr will be measuring — for his 50th year — at 9,500 feet outside his cabin in the remote Colorado mountain town of Gothic.
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A coalition of environmental groups has proposed a set of new rules for managing the Colorado River amid heated negotiations about how to share the water supply, which is shrinking due to climate changed.
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The ore extracted from the Pinyon Plain Mine will be transported to Energy Fuels’ mill in White Mesa, Utah — the only such mill in the U.S.
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“This kind of money is huge for southern Utah,” said Republican Rep. Celeste Maloy. “It's hard to overstate how high the stakes are.”
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The Bureau of Land Management will tighten limits on gas flaring on federal lands and require energy companies to improve methods to detect methane leaks that add to greenhouse gas pollution.