Alex Hager
Senior Field Correspondent, KJZZAlex Hager covers water for KJZZ. He has reported from each of the Colorado River basin’s seven states and Mexico while covering the cities, tribes, farms and ecosystems that rely on its water. His work has been featured on national programs such as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Up First, Marketplace, The Indicator and Science Friday.
Hager has been on the water beat since 2021, most recently at KUNC in Colorado. Before that, he worked at Aspen Public Radio, where he covered the resort economy, the environment and the COVID-19 pandemic. He also reported on the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery for KDLG in Dillingham, Alaska. Hager has a journalism degree from Elon University.
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Putting a value on the state’s river recreation economic impact is a challenge. -
Parks for whitewater kayaking hold a special legal status, but some river experts say it's time for Colorado's water law to evolve. -
The 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. -
President Donald Trump froze billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act that was designed to protect water supplies for cities, farms and tribes. -
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. -
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.
