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    Yes, there is good news in dark times: A water dividend for the Colorado...

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    The water once used to cool coal-fired power plants could soon be available for other uses, even to help fill a new drought-protection pool in Lake Powell.

    Water from retired coal plants could help endangered fish in the Yampa River

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    Endangered fish in the Yampa River may benefit as coal-fired power stations close in the next 10 to 15 years.

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    A proposed hydroelectric project on the Little Colorado River shows the tricky trade-offs in transitioning from fossil fuels.

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