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Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Implement President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for Ecosystem& Habitat Restoration in the Upper Colorado River Basin

July 27, 2024 admin Agriculture, COLORADO, colorado river, deb haaland, Department of the Interior, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., investing in america, investment, Joe Biden, research, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:40:40 +0000

The Department of the Interior today announced a funding opportunity through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for ecosystem and habitat restoration projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin that address impacts caused by drought. These funds will help increase community and landscape resiliency while restoring habitats and assisting in … [continued]

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Who Owns Your Drinking Water? The Answer May Surprise You

April 28, 2024 admin Arizona, colorado river, green economy, PHOENIX, policy & politics, Water

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:20:40 +0000

Water is important, but most of us take it for granted. We can live about 30 days without food, but can only survive about 3 days without water. About a year ago, the state of Arizona banned new home construction in Maricopa County — home to Phoenix and surrounding suburbs … [continued]

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If We Can’t Bring Water To The Crops, We Should Bring Crops To The Water

June 2, 2023 admin Agriculture, alfalfa, colorado river, green economy, policy & politics, Water

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 19:35:41 +0000

There’s a very interesting image floating around social media now that makes a point I’ve been trying to make for years about the Colorado River. This graphic of Colorado River water usage depicts 79% being used for live stock details the how inefficient agriculture practices really are. (55% for growing livestock feed, much lost from […]

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What’s The Best Way To Allocate Colorado River Water Rights?

April 19, 2023 admin Agriculture, colorado river, inflation reduction act of 2022., SCIENCE, US, waste reduction, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:05:09 +0000

The Colorado River runs 1,450 miles and serves 40 million people across 7 western US states. It reaches tribal lands and continues on into Mexico. Its waters make a multi-billion-dollar agricultural industry possible. For decades, drought in the West has been intensified by climate change, rising demand, and overuse; the result has been previously unseen […]

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Crunch Time For Colorado River As Federal Government Ponders Mandatory Cuts

December 23, 2022 admin colorado river, policy & politics, Water

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:00:38 +0000

The extensive drought in the American Southwest has lowered the flow of water in the Colorado River to a fraction of normal.

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Hay! Alfalfa Is The Biggest Issue For Western Water

September 30, 2022 admin Agriculture, colorado river, drought, hay, Water

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:30:11 +0000

The Colorado River basin is running out of water. This is because the demand for water is going up while the supply is going down. This is obviously bad, because the Colorado River is the main source of water for the western United States, including population centers like Las Vegas, the Phoenix Metro Area, and […]

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It Doesn’t Make Sense To Fight Over Impossible Water Pipes

July 27, 2022 admin climate change, colorado river, drought, Water

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:50:08 +0000

My grandfather told me an interesting story once. When he was a kid, he realized that the desert was, in fact, quite dry in the Southwest. He remembers asking his dad (who I was fortunate enough to actually know a little as a kid) how all the new people moving in were going to get […]

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This TikToker Will Hike The Colorado River To Raise Awareness About Its Decline & Drought

June 6, 2022 admin climate change, COLORADO, colorado river, drought, INTERVIEWS, Utah, Water

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2022 04:32:55 +0000

The Colorado River wasn’t really on my mind as I was scrolling through TikTok the other night looking for cat videos, gem videos, and interesting smoothie recipes to try. The TikTok algorithm had other plans, however. To the surprise of Vanessa Keating, her video highlighting the decline of the Colorado River went viral. Her video […]

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40 Million Americans Depend On The Colorado River. That Could Be A Problem.

February 21, 2020 admin climate change, colorado river, USGS, Water, water scarcity

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 01:06:41 +0000

The Colorado River now carries about 20% less water than it did a century ago. The Colorado originates in the Rocky Mountains, where it is fed by melting snow. Due to the changes in weather patterns attributable to a heating planet, not as much snow falls in those mountains today as in prior years. Less snow means the land in the upper elevations is warmed by the sun where previously the snow cover would reflect sunlight back into space, making the area hotter, which means that whatever snow falls melts sooner

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Why Are Tourist Airplanes So Loud?

October 16, 2019 admin aircraft, airplanes, Aviation, boats, bryce canyon, cars, clean transport, colorado river, ectol, electric bikes, electric cars, electric conventional takeoff and landing, Electric vehicles, electric vertical take-off and landing, evtol, grand canyon, motorcycles, sea vessels, syria, unesco world heritage, zyon canyon

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 02:27:26 +0000

After an 11-day hike around Zion Canyon, Brice Canyon, and the Grand Canyon, one thing became clear. Why are tourist parks and monument aviation so loud? We need quieter and cleaner electric mobility

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