Western Water Coverage
Stories about the Colorado River, drought, snowpack, and areas dependent on scarce water resources. Coverage is supported through a Walton Family Foundation grant.
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Alex Hager/KUNCUtah is using a technology that can add more water to the state's supply. Others in the Colorado River basin are looking to expand. -
Russ Scholl's "periodic table of snow" contains more than 100 different slang names for snow. -
Alex Hager/KUNCThe Lower Basin states of California, Arizona, and Nevada are asking for a fresh look at proposals for sharing the shrinking water supply and changes to Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam. -
Alex Hager/KUNCPresident Donald Trump froze billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act that was designed to protect water supplies for cities, farms and tribes.
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States that use the Colorado River say they don't want to go to the Supreme Court, but some are quietly preparing for litigation. -
Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act was allocated to conserve water and protect habitat, but President Trump's executive order put that spending on pause. -
Nonfunctional turf replacement is an important tool in Colorado River water conservation, but even its proponents say it is a small part of the bigger picture. -
Water experts say cloud seeding deserves more funding and research to measure its impact on the drought-stricken Colorado River basin. -
A program in Utah is paying farmers to make their irrigation equipment more efficient, but researchers say it may not be saving as much water as it appears. -
Disagreement, bickering, and uncertainty defined 2024 for the Southwest's shrinking water supply. -
Money from the Inflation Reduction Act has helped save water in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin. President-elect Trump appears poised to take away funding for those programs. -
The seven states that share the shrinking river are deeply divided about new rules for its future. They met in Las Vegas for the annual Colorado River Water Users Association, or CRWUA, conference. -
The seven states that use the Colorado River are like kids coming home to a family reunion. Those who follow river policy are frustrated with their level of disagreement. -
The Biden Administration's Interior Department released proposals for managing the river in an apparent attempt to nudge the states toward agreement.
