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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Drought and steady demand along the Colorado River are draining the nation's second-largest reservoir. Land that was once submerged is now full of beavers and thriving ecosystems. -
Using powerful electrical charges to increase rainfall — and help farmers grow crops. That’s the concept behind a new “cloud seeding” project set to happen soon in Weld County. If it’s successful, it could mean farmers across the state will get a little more water for their crops. -
Colorado is permitting a Florida-based company to deploy warm-weather cloud seeding in Weld County. It's an attempt to make more rain fall on farm fields. -
A group of nonprofits is calling for reductions to water demand, changes at Glen Canyon Dam and more transparent negotiations. -
Ted Cooke had been tapped to run the Bureau of Reclamation, but withdrew as some Upper Basin states worried about potential bias. -
KUNC's Alex Hager rode nearly 50 miles on the Poudre River trail and learned about the wildlife, people and farms that use its water along the way. -
One Colorado city's drinking water got the highest score from judges, who said it tasted smooth and light. -
The move, by the Colorado River Indian Tribes in Arizona and California would give rights of nature to the water, marking a historic first. -
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.
