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Parched is a podcast from Colorado Public Radio about people who rely on the Colorado River, and have ideas to save it. On this episode we hear the first episode from Parched, titled The Last Straw. Then we’ll talk with host Michael Sakas.
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The Colorado River provides water to much of the Western U.S., making shifts in precipitation critical to metropolitan areas downstream.
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As Colorado River Basin states grapple with ways to keep the river flowing for more than 40 million people who depend on it, Wall Street is tapping water scarcity to deliver steep profits.
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Will this winter’s snow will be enough to pull us out of the drought? What are the proposed changes at Lake Powell and Lake Mead? Alex Hager join us to help answer these questions, and more.
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This year was a bad one for the Colorado River. Climate change is shrinking the water supply and policymakers are struggling to reach a deal that would cut back demand.
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Journalists, scientists, farmers and city officials packed the conference center at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas to watch water managers hash out the river’s future in the public eye.
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As water levels in Lake Powell keep dropping, activists say Glen Canyon Dam is in need of upgrades to its plumbing so it can keep sending water downstream.
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A recent report says that the Colorado River is America’s most endangered. Today we’ll talk with reporter Alex Hager.
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Mounting pressure to find water to conserve has Upper Basin leaders saying the savings should come from elsewhere
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A summer deadline approaches for state leaders to agree on how to cut their water use from the Colorado River.