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Leslie Hagenstein indicates where the New Fork River flows through her property on Mar. 27. She signed up for a program that pays her to pause irrigation on her land in order to save Colorado River water. Some experts say the System Conservation Pilot Program, or SCPP, is costly and may not be the most effective way to save Colorado River water. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

Using Less of the Colorado River Takes a Willing Farmer and $45 Million in Federal Funds

By Alex Hager, KUNC and Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism

La otra disputa fronteriza es sobre un tratado de aguas de 80 años

By Martha Pskowski

The Other Border Dispute Is Over an 80-Year-Old Water Treaty

By Martha Pskowski

Climate Extremes Slammed Latin America and the Caribbean Last Year. A New UN Report Details the Impacts and Costs

By Bob Berwyn

Phoenix Braces—and Plans—for Another Hot, Dry Summer

By Wyatt Myskow

How a Tiny Inland Shorebird Could Help Save the Great Salt Lake

By Wyatt Myskow

As Climate Change Intensifies Wildfire Risk, Prescribed Burns Prove Their Worth in the Heat-Stressed Plains of the Texas Panhandle

By Keaton Peters

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

The Oglala Sioux Tribe could use old wells with elevated levels of arsenic to combat future wildfires. Credit: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images and Grist

Water From Arsenic-Laced Wells Could Protect the Pine Ridge Reservation From Wildfires

By Taylar Dawn Stagner, Grist

Zambians Feel the Personal Consequences of Climate Change—and Dream of a Sustainable Future

By Georgina Gustin

A man uses a spear to deter pink dolphins as they attempt to snatch fish from the fishermen's nets, often resulting in the damaging the nylon tools. Credit: Dado Galdieri/Hilaea Media

A River in Flux

By Daniel Grossman

From Michigan to Nebraska, Midwest States Face an Early Wildfire Season

By Kristoffer Tigue

People walk on a section of the Great Salt Lake that used to be underwater on Aug. 2, 2021 near Magna, Utah. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

In Deep Red Utah, Climate Concerns Are Now Motivating Candidates

By Marcus Baram, Capital & Main

A man looks out over the Colorado River near Page, Ariz. on Nov. 2, 2022. The seven states that manage the river are divided about how to account for the impacts of climate change in new plans about sharing its water. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

Colorado River States Have Two Different Plans for Managing Water. Here’s Why They Disagree

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Study Pinpoints Links Between Melting Arctic Ice and Summertime Extreme Weather in Europe

By Bob Berwyn

Federal Data Reveals a Surprising Drop in Renewable Power in 2023, as Slow Winds and Drought Took a Toll

By Dan Gearino

Global Warming Could Drive Locust Outbreaks into New Regions, Study Warns

By Bob Berwyn

The sun shines on St. George, Utah on Jan. 25. Washington County's population has quadrupled since 1990, and projections say it could double again by 2050. Credit: David Condos/KUER

How One of the Nation’s Fastest Growing Counties Plans to Find Water in the Desert

By David Condos, KUER

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