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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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. -
Northern Colorado saw some of the state’s biggest protests Saturday, but even smaller communities drew crowds. -
Water experts gathered at the University of Colorado, Boulder for talks about the future of the Colorado River. Top policymakers were notably absent. -
Researchers found massive depletion of the region's groundwater, adding more stress to the drought-stricken Colorado River. -
Parks for whitewater kayaking hold a special legal status, but some river experts say it's time for Colorado's water law to evolve. -
Manipulating the clouds to make it rain or snow might sound like science fiction – but farmers and ski resorts have used these techniques for years. KUNC water reporter Alex Hager discusses whether cloud seeding could help the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin. -
The Northern Integrated Supply Project, or NISP, is close to construction, but building costs are in the billions and some towns are cutting back on the share of water they'll store in its reservoirs. -
Top water negotiators declined to speak at an upcoming conference amid closed-door meetings about the future of the water supply for 40 million people.
