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The Bureau of Reclamation is releasing a "high-flow experiment" from Glen Canyon Dam after forecasts showed a boost to Lake Powell.
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Cuts to water use along the Colorado River could be spread evenly across some southwestern states, or follow the more than a century-old priority system that currently governs water management. Those are two alternatives federal officials are considering to keep hydropower generation going at the nation’s largest reservoirs according to a draft plan released Tuesday.
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Two classrooms in Colorado are learning about water by connecting pen pals between Basalt and Aurora.
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A group of congress members from Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, California and Arizona is gathering to talk about the Colorado River and rally funding for Western water projects.
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People are choosing alkaline hydrolysis for themselves and loved ones. The process is considered more environmentally friendly than traditional flame cremation.
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California officials say the state was not consulted as others that use water from the Colorado River drafted a six-state agreement to propose cutbacks. Representatives from Arizona, Utah and Colorado disagree.
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The Bureau of Reclamation is responding to a state request and suspending ramped up releases from a major reservoir along the Colorado River.
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Arizona, California and Nevada agree with pausing releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir, but urge other states and the Bureau of Reclamation to keep an eye on runoff.
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The System Conservation Pilot Program was recently rebooted with $125 million in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to fight shrinking water levels in Lake Powell.
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Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico are asking the Bureau of Reclamation to pause water releases at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, which has been used to help prop up Lake Powell.