By LUKE RUNYON Lake Mead’s bath tub ring is growing larger this year, as the nation’s largest human-made reservoir declines to its lowest level on record. LUKE RUNYON / KUNC Originally published on June 23, 2021 12:39 pm Colorado River water managers could...
By LUKE RUNYON Lake Powell is impounded by Glen Canyon Dam, near the Utah-Arizona border, shown here in fall 2018.LUKE RUNYON / KUNC/LIGHTHAWK Originally published on May 20, 2021 5:03 pm Declining levels at the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. have spurred...
By LUKE RUNYON The Colorado River weaves through the Sonoran desert near Yuma, Arizona.LUKE RUNYON/KUNC Tribes in the Colorado River basin are calling for more influence in how the climate-stressed river is managed. As negotiations kick off on a new set of rules for...