(New York Times) Wall Street Eyes Billions in the Colorado’s Water
Investor interest in the river could redefine century-old rules for who controls one of the most valuable economic resources in
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(Salt Lake Tribune) Environmental issues took center stage at Utah Legislature last week. Here’s what happened.
From water and billboards to clean cars and the inland port, lawmakers advanced proposals despite cries from green-minded Utahns. February
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(AZ Central) Climate change is hitting the Colorado River ‘incredibly fast and incredibly hard’
The warming climate is intensifying drought, contributing to fires and drying out the river’s headwaters, sending consequences cascading downstream. January
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(The Spectrum) The Water Tap: Controversy complicates the Cove Reservoir
January 22, 2021, Joan Meiners, St. George Spectrum & Daily News “For decades, while climate change and drought chipped away
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(KUER 90.1) The Colorado River Basin’s Worsening Dryness In Five Numbers
February 1, 2021; KUNC | By Luke Runyon “Dry conditions are the worst they’ve been in almost 20 years across
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(AZ Central) Climate change ravaged the West with heat and drought last year. Will 2021 be worse?
February 1, 2021; by Judy FahysInside Climate News, AZ Central “If there were any doubts that the climate is changing
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(St. George News) Utah’s new river commissioner appointed at ‘critical time’ for Colorado River use
February 13, 2021; Written by Mori Kessler, St. George News Last month the governor appointed the state’s newest Colorado River
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(St. George News) Federal agency opts for thorough study of Cove Reservoir; conservation groups question proposed water use
February 11, 2021; Written by Mori Kessler “A federal agency announced earlier this month that a new reservoir that would
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(Salt Lake Tribune) Proposed Colorado River Authority is secretive and invites corruption
Utah Legislature’s House Bill 297 must be soundly defeated February 10, 2021; By Andrew Kramer | Special to The Tribune
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(Salt Lake Tribune) Tribune Editorial: Utah’s water wars must be fought in the open
Bill that would create a secretive Colorado River Authority would not help our water situation. February 9, 2021; By The
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