Alex Hager
Reporter at KUNC-FM (Greeley, CO)
Covering water in the Colorado River basin for @KUNC and 20+ NPR member stations. Erstwhile: kajx/kdlg/enn.
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1 day ago |
ksjd.org | Alex Hager
There's a break in the clouds that have hovered over Colorado River negotiations for more than a year. State water leaders appear to be coalescing behind a new proposal for sharing the river after talks were stuck in a deadlock for more than a year. The river is used by nearly 40 million people across seven states and Mexico, but it's shrinking due to climate change. As a result, state leaders need to rein in demand.
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3 days ago |
kunc.org | Alex Hager
The clock is ticking on the Colorado River. The seven states that use its water are nearing a 2026 deadline to come up with new rules for sharing its shrinking supplies. After more than a year of deadlock, there are rumblings of a new plan, but it’s far from final. So what happens if the states can’t agree before that deadline? There’s no roadmap for exactly what would happen next, but policy experts and former officials can give us some ideas.
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3 days ago |
coloradosun.com | Alex Hager |Dana Coffield
There’s a break in the clouds that have hovered over Colorado River negotiations for more than a year. State water leaders appear to be coalescing behind a new proposal for sharing the river after talks were stuck in a deadlock for more than a year. The river is used by nearly 40 million people across seven states and Mexico, but it’s shrinking due to climate change. As a result, state leaders need to rein in demand.
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3 days ago |
ksjd.org | Alex Hager
President Donald Trump has tapped longtime water manager Ted Cooke to be the next commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The nomination, submitted Monday to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, attempts to fill a pivotal role at the top federal agency for Western rivers, reservoirs and dams. If confirmed, Cooke will become the main federal official overseeing Colorado River matters. His nomination comes at a tense time for the river.
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4 days ago |
kunc.org | Alex Hager
There’s a break in the clouds that have hovered over Colorado River negotiations for more than a year. State water leaders appear to be coalescing behind a new proposal for sharing the river after talks were stuck in a deadlock for more than a year. The river is used by nearly 40 million people across seven states and Mexico, but it’s shrinking due to climate change. As a result, state leaders need to rein in demand.
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Farmers in California’s Imperial Valley are under a lot of pressure to use less water. What do they want in return? https://t.co/EXLw0h1D0X
Snow is disappearing into thin air, and making the Colorado River drier. I tagged along with some scientists digging for clues. https://t.co/avSulxUCm2
The Gila River Indian Community is among the first to get federal payouts as part of a program to incentivize water cutbacks in the Lower Basin. https://t.co/D3UphlT54c