-
Many farmers across the Mountain West grow alfalfa, which is dried into hay and fed to beef and dairy cattle. But it requires a lot more water than most crops. Now, researchers are working on new technologies to reduce the amount farmers use. Still, some say allowing them to grow such a thirsty crop in the arid West is the problem.
-
Nebraska has purchased 90 acres in Colorado as part of a project to send South Platte water across the border.
-
The limited snowfall could have big implications for the Colorado River, which gets most of its water from snow in the Rocky Mountains.
-
When it comes to the Colorado River, reining in demand is top of mind for water managers. KUNC’s Alex Hager just traveled to Las Vegas to hear from the people shaping the river’s future. He tells us more today on In The NoCo.
-
Valmont Station burned coal to produce electricity for Boulder from the mid 1920s until 2017. Five years later, the environmental impacts of coal ash linger, with few conservation watchdogs in sight. Boulder Reporting Lab founder and publisher Stacy Feldman joined us to talk about it.
-
The Imperial Irrigation District in California announced it will conserve 100,000 acre-feet of water in 2024, less than its initial water conservation goals.
-
The state will have to decide how to protect the wetlands that now fall outside the purview of the Clean Water Act, which water policy experts are calling “gap waters.”
-
New data shows many cities in the Mountain West and beyond are experiencing warmer winters because of climate change. Experts say that trend raises concerns.
-
The U.S. Department of Interior is spending another $51 million on water projects across the West. A majority of those funds – about $30 million – will flow to the Mountain West region.
-
A Tucson artist created a Monsoon Sound Booth so that listeners can hear cicadas, wind chimes, heavy thunder and rain. Her goal is to increase water activism through her work.