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Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff

Big cuts in generating capacity are coming as the Colorado River struggles to meet demand.

Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir on the Colorado River, is plunging, causing hydropower generation at Hoover Dam to decline.

The image shows forested land in fall colors in Utah

How Did the Housing Crisis Revitalize Efforts by Western Republicans to Sell Off Public Lands?

By Zoë Rom

Fossil Fuel Companies and Cement Manufacturers Could Be to Blame for a More Than a Third of West’s Wildfires

By Wyatt Myskow

Lee's Ferry, pictured here, serves as the point where negotiators of the Colorado River Compact divided the river into two basins. Credit: Luke Runyon

The Colorado River Compact Turns 100 Years Old. Is It Still Working?

By Luke Runyon, KUNC

The West Sizzled in a November Heat Wave and Snow Drought

By Bob Berwyn

As Deaths Surge, Scientists Study the Link Between Climate Change and Avalanches

By Bob Berwyn

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