Alex Hager
Reporter, Colorado River BasinEmail: alex.hager@kunc.org
Alex is KUNC's reporter covering the Colorado River. He has reported from each of the basin’s seven states and Mexico while covering the cities, tribes, farms and ecosystems that rely on its water. His work has been featured on national programs such as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Up First, Marketplace, The Indicator and Science Friday.
Alex came to KUNC from Aspen Public Radio, where he covered the resort economy, the environment and the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that, he reported on the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery for KDLG in Dillingham, Alaska. Alex has a journalism degree from Elon University, where he worked for the student newspaper and TV station.
When he’s away from his desk, Alex is an avid skier, hiker and mountain biker. He was born and raised in Connecticut.
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New data from the Bureau of Reclamation puts the river and its reservoirs in formal shortage conditions. Policymakers are stuck on ways to fix that in the years to come. -
Crews are removing trees along Michigan Ditch near Cameron Pass to prevent wildfire and protect water in the Poudre River. -
The Fort Collins-Loveland water district worries about the costs and risks involved with the Northern Integrated Supply Project, including Glade Reservoir. -
Steamboat Springs can close the Yampa River — a hotspot for tubing, swimming and fishing — when it's too low and hot. -
Colorado State University engineering students are testing dam safety on a large model of the soon-to-be-built dam at Halligan Reservoir. -
Investigators say Edward McClure injected Jesus Lopez Barcenas with a sedative before doing a proper medical assessment during an arrest. He also put Barcenas into a prone position which violated protocol. -
Is cloud seeding safe? Jonathan Jennings explains the science behind the technology in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. -
States that use Colorado River water need to agree on new rules for sharing it by 2026. If they don't, they will likely end up in messy court battles. -
Colorado River states appear to be coalescing around the early makings of a new plan to share water in a way that accounts for climate change. -
Cooke is the former manager of the Central Arizona Project. The region's water experts regard him as a qualified expert.
