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Arizona, California and Nevada agree with pausing releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir, but urge other states and the Bureau of Reclamation to keep an eye on runoff.
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Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico are asking the Bureau of Reclamation to pause water releases at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, which has been used to help prop up Lake Powell.
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The thirteenth annual Conservation in the West Poll surveyed the views of Utahns and voters in seven other western states, and found support for conservation policies remains a top priority.
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Lake Powell is shrinking as climate change and steady demand cause trouble for states that rely on the Colorado River. The Bureau of Reclamation is scrambling to keep hydropower generators running in Glen Canyon Dam.
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Senators from the seven states that use water from the Colorado River are convening to discuss its future. Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper created the group as climate change and steady demand are shrinking supplies.
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As Colorado River Basin states grapple with ways to keep the river flowing for more than 40 million people who depend on it, Wall Street is tapping water scarcity to deliver steep profits.
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Water officials across the West have been negotiating a crisis on the Colorado River. Drought is putting pressure on the seven-state basin, and the nation’s two largest reservoirs recently reached record lows.
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Snow data from the Colorado River Basin Forecast Center shows a strong start for the region's water supplies, but heavy snow may get soaked up by dry soils before it can flow into Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
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Six of the seven states that use water from the Colorado River proposed a way for the federal government to cut back on water use and protect dropping water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
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Sometime in the next few years, the water level in Lake Powell may drop so low that it will be impossible for the lake’s dam to continue producing electricity.