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On June 19, the Palisade Historical Society hosted a celebration for the Grand River Diversion Dam’s 110th birthday.
The Southwest and Rocky Mountain states are reviewing a plan that could split Colorado River water based on actual flows, not ...
To critics, Glen Canyon Dam was one of the U.S.'s biggest environmental mistakes. But it generates electricity for about 5 million people in seven states.
Think of a place in your life that has been important to you, perhaps enough to shape or influence who you have become. This ...
Thirty federally recognized tribes lay claim to a fourth of the Colorado River, a vital water source for 40 million people living in the western U.S. and Mexico.
Two back-to-back years of severe drought, such as we’ve seen several times since 2000, would halt hydropower production at the dam and bring us dangerously close to dead pool. Allowing the Colorado ...
Climate change and steady water demand in the Southwest have shown us that the Glen Canyon Dam, instead of being a boon to water users, is part of the problem. Modifying the dam would give water ...
Climate change and steady water demand in the Southwest have shown us that the Glen Canyon Dam, instead of being a boon to water users, is part of the problem. Modifying the dam would give water ...
With levels drawing ever closer to dead pool — the point at which billions of gallons of water would be trapped below the lowest outlets on Glen Canyon Dam ... launched us all on this ...
Federal water managers will repair a set of little-used pipes within Glen Canyon Dam after discovering damage ... shared as widely as possible. Two of us launched ICN in 2007.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will examine the possibility of drilling tunnels through Glen Canyon Dam to ensure water ... to the West and Southwestern United States would be subject to increased ...
Plumbing problems at Glen Canyon Dam, the second-largest reservoir in the U.S., are raising concerns about water delivery to southwestern states. Federal officials have identified damage to four ...