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    The Colorado River Basin’s Worsening Dryness In Five Numbers

    Feb 22, 2021

    Dry conditions are the worst they’ve been in almost 20 years across the Colorado River watershed, which acts as the drinking and irrigation water supply for 40 million people in the American Southw

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    Lake Mead Could Hit Federal Water Shortage Levels

    Feb 02, 2021

    Lake Mead is again in danger of dropping low enough to trigger a federally declared water shortage, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

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    What Will The Dry Winter Mean For Nevada's Water Supply?

    Jan 22, 2021

    With winter in full swing, the mountains of Nevada and

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    A Pandemic/Wildfire Guide to Fall Recreation

    Sep 18, 2020

    With the weather no longer set to auto-scorch, here are the guidelines for getting out on public lands. Keywords: mask, distancing, no fires

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    Water Shortages In US West Likelier Than Previously Thought

    Sep 16, 2020

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Models released by the U.S. government suggest a future with less water may arrive sooner than previously projected for the seven states that rely on the Colorado River.

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    US West Faces Reckoning Over Water But Avoids Cuts For Now

    Aug 14, 2020

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Projections for water levels in two massive lakes in the U.S. West are expected to remain high enough to avert severe cuts in states that rely on the Colorado River.

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    Two Firms Picked To Host Lake Mead Dives To WWII Plane

    Aug 11, 2020

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The National Park Service has picked two companies to provide the guided dives to the World War II plane that is submerged in Lake Mead.

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    The Middle of Everywhere

    Jul 20, 2020

    Tribes and activists float a monument proposal for Avi Kwa Ame, aka Spirit Mountain

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    Lake Powell Reached Capacity 40 Years Ago. What Do The Coming Decades Hold?

    Jul 09, 2020

    The water has made development possible and is used for farms, homes and businesses.

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    Arizona Starts Talks On Addressing Dwindling Colorado River

    Jun 25, 2020

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona is getting a jump start on what will be a yearslong process to address a dwindling but key water source in the U.S. West.

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    Toddler Among 12 Rescued On Lake Mead After Boat Capsized

    May 12, 2020

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Nevada have rescued 12 people including a 3-year-old girl after their boat capsized on Lake Mead amid high winds and flash flooding.

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    COVID-19 Shutdowns Have Minimal Impact On Water Use

    May 07, 2020

    The coronavirus pandemic has hit Nevada hard.

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    Study: Southwest U.S. In Midst Of Megadrought Like No Other

    May 07, 2020

    Southern Nevada has been in a drought for about 20 years.

    But now, we’re learning this isn’t just drought – it’s a megadrought. That’s a one in 500 years drought.

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    Yearly Survey Tallies 123 Eagles In Lakes Mead, Mohave Area

    Jan 22, 2020
    National Park Service biologists and volunteers tallied 120 bald eagles and three golden eagles during an annual survey at Lake Mead National Recreation Area on the Colorado River.
     
    A park spokeswoman said Tuesday the number was down from January 2018, when spotters on boat
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    Advocate: Colorado River Basin States Need To Cut Water Use

    Jan 06, 2020
    A longtime water conservation advocate says Arizona and the other Lower Colorado River Basin states need to cut their water use more and faster.
     
    The Arizona Daily Star reports Sustainable Waters president Brian Richter says Arizona, California, and Nevada need to slash tot
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    Environmental Groups Push For Removing Colorado River Dam

    Oct 02, 2019

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Environmental groups that have long pushed to bring down a huge Colorado River dam along the Arizona-Utah border are suing the federal government.

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    What Does A Hotter, Drier Climate Mean For Southern Nevada's Water?

    Sep 05, 2019

    After a year with good snowpack levels in the Rocky Mountains, some would say parts of the West are clear of the historic drought that lasted nearly two decades. 

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    Arizona, Nevada Cuts To Colorado River Water Negligible

    Aug 19, 2019
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
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    Despite High Snowpack, Low Reservoir Levels Will Trigger Drought Plans

    Aug 16, 2019

    Despite high snowpack this past winter, the Colorado River’s low reservoirs will trigger some provisions of a new drought plan.

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    Climate Change Threatens US West River Despite Wet Winter

    Aug 15, 2019
    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Snow swamped mountains across the U.S. West last winter, leaving enough to thrill skiers into the summer, swelling rivers and streams when it melted, and largely making wildfire restrictions unnecessary.
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    Aircraft, Crews Battle Wildfire At Lake Mead Recreation Area

    Jul 29, 2019

    LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say aircraft and hand crews are battling a wildfire spreading quickly on a remote and rugged mountain at an edge of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada.

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    Aircraft, Crews Battle Wildfire At Lake Mead Recreation Area

    Jul 27, 2019

    LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say aircraft and hand crews are battling a wildfire spreading quickly on a remote and rugged mountain at an edge of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada.

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    As Southwest Water Managers Grapple With Climate Change, Can A ‘Grand Bargain’ Work?

    Jul 26, 2019

    Water managers on the Colorado River are facing a unique moment.

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    On Stressed Colorado River, States Test How Many More Diversions Watershed Can Bear

    Jun 18, 2019

    The Colorado River is short on water. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at a slate of proposed water projects in the river’s Upper Basin states of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. 

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    National Park Service Warns Of Rapidly Rising Water At Lake Powell

    Jun 14, 2019

    The National Park Service is warning people to keep cars and boats at Lake Powell at least 200 yards from the shoreline due to quickly rising water levels.

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