Alex Hager
Reporter, Colorado River BasinEmail: alex.hager@kunc.org
Alex is KUNC's reporter covering the Colorado River Basin. He spent two years at Aspen Public Radio, mainly reporting on the resort economy, the environment and the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that, he covered the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery for KDLG in Dillingham, Alaska.
Alex has a journalism degree from Elon University, where he spent four years working for the student newspaper and TV station. While at Elon, he also worked as a sports correspondent for the Burlington Times-News, covering ACC football and basketball as well as Carolina Panthers NFL football.
When he’s not in the office, Alex enjoys hiking, practicing Spanish, playing basketball, and reading poetry. He was born and raised in Connecticut.
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The invasive rusty crayfish was discovered in Lake Granby, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is concerned because of its proximity to the Colorado River.
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Ten years after Colorado's 2013 floods, many people who lived in mobile homes have struggled to get funding and new housing.
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The latest study from the Bureau of Reclamation shows how a wet winter in 2023 helped boost Lake Powell and Colorado River water supplies. But experts say more cuts to demand for the water supply are needed.
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Cities throughout the Colorado River basin are looking to stretch out their existing water supplies in the face of climate change and steady demand. Some are turning to direct potable reuse, which treats wastewater until it's clean enough to drink.
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This spring's landmark deal to keep more water in the Colorado River will send farmers money to use less water. In the district that uses the most water, there is some deep skepticism.
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Toxic blue-green algae has forced Colorado Parks and Wildlife to close swimming areas at some lakes and reservoirs in the area.
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Data from Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows an increase in swiftwater deaths amid a snowy, rainy year.
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This spring's landmark deal to keep more water in the Colorado River will send farmers money to use less water. In the district that uses that most water there is some deep skepticism.
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A dual release of both Greta Gerwig’s 'Barbie' and Christopher Nolan’s 'Oppenheimer' on Friday have local theaters in Fort Collins and beyond hoping to bring moviegoers back into their seats. Will ‘Barbenheimer,’ as the double feature has been termed, be the cure?
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Farmers in California's Imperial Valley have the single largest water allocation along the Colorado River. They say they need to be compensated before taking cutbacks.