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    Drive for nuclear power boosts uranium industry — and tribal health concerns in Southwest

    Melissa Bailey, KFF Health News - August 18, 2026

    Peaches pay the bills for Western Colorado farmers, but prolonged drought makes their future uncertain

    Caroline Llanes, Rocky Mountain Community Radio - July 30, 2026

    One crop uses more than half of Utah’s water. Here’s why.

    The Salt Lake Tribune - December 9, 2022

    In New Mexico, Partners Collaborate to End Siege from Megafires

    Circle of Blue - November 3, 2022

    Does the Western Megadrought Mean the End of Cheap Cheese and...

    Gastropod - October 26, 2022

    Drought threatens coal plant operations — and electricity — across the...

    NPR - October 20, 2022
    San Diego has shored up its water supplies by upgrading the All-American Canal, which takes Colorado River water to California's Imperial Valley. TED WOOD

    A quiet revolution: Southwest cities learn to thrive amid drought

    Yale Environment 360 - October 13, 2022

    Once a rich desert river, the Gila struggles to keep flowing

    Yale Environment 360 - October 13, 2022

    The Colorado River Is Dying. Can Its Aquatic Dinosaurs Be Saved?

    Mother Jones - September 28, 2022

    Special Report: Colorado, New Mexico struggle to save the blistered Rio...

    Fresh Water News - September 8, 2022

    A mud-caked “terra incognita” emerges in Glen Canyon as Lake Powell...

    KUNC - September 2, 2022

    Some still don’t have a reliable water source near the headwaters...

    KBUT Community Radio - August 2, 2022
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