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Colorado River Faces ‘Devastating Consequences’ If Another Dry Winter Lands, Experts Warn

Even a huge snowpack during the coming winter would only give the river basin states less than two years of storage before reservoirs returned to historic lows.

By Jake Bolster

After record-low snowpack across the Colorado River Basin, water levels remain low at Lake Powell on April 30, near Page, Ariz. Credit: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images
Jace Lankow and Zanna Stutz measure a beaver dam in Glen Canyon on Sept. 16. Environmental advocates say the return of beavers to the canyon is a sign that nature is thriving in areas that were once submerged by Lake Powell. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

As Lake Powell Recedes, Beavers are Building Back

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Boaters cruise across Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on July 10 in Page, Ariz. Credit: Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

‘No One Comes Out of This Unscathed’: Experts Warn That Colorado River Use Needs Cutting Immediately

By Wyatt Myskow

The Gila River Indian Community in Arizona has lined 3,000 feet of their canals with solar panels. Credit: Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News

Gila River Tribes Intend to Float Solar Panels on a Reservoir. Could the Technology Help the Colorado River?

By Jake Bolster

A view of the New Croton Reservoir in New York City. Credit: Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Invasive Species Spell Trouble for New York’s Beloved Tap Water

By Lauren Dalban

Gary Wockner, founder of the nonprofit Save the Colorado, stands in front of Boulder Creek on Oct. 22 in Boulder, Colo. Wockner's group has been fighting an expansion of the Gross Reservoir west of Boulder. Credit: Michael Kodas/Inside Climate News

Federal Court Ruling on a Reservoir Expansion Could Have Big Implications for the Colorado River

By Wyatt Myskow

Bob Martin, who manages hydropower at Glen Canyon Dam, shows the effects of cavitation on a decommissioned turbine on Nov. 2, 2022. When air pockets enter the dam's pipes, they cause structural damage. Water managers recently discovered similar damage in a little-used set of tubes that carry water to the Colorado River. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

A Plumbing Issue at This Lake Powell Dam Could Cause Big Trouble for Western Water

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Kyle Roerink, right, leads a hike in the Duck Creek Range, where a pumped storage project is proposed in Ely, Nevada, on Thursday Oct. 5, 2023. Credit: Alex Gould

Pumped Storage Hydro Could be Key to the Clean Energy Transition. But Where Will the Water Come From?

By Wyatt Myskow

"This is a particularly stupid reservoir," says rancher Deirdre Macnab, who opposes the Wolf Creek Reservoir project, "and we can’t afford stupid reservoir projects.” Credit: Lee Pruitt

As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it

By Wyatt Myskow

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