colorado river

The dock area at Antelope Island State Park.

Environment

A look at water conservation-related bills passed this Utah Legislative session

Kevin Cody Apr 27, 2023

The La Sal Mountain Loop on the Colorado River.

Environment

AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

Associated Press Jan 31, 2023

Beyond reducing ornamental grass by 30%, the agencies say they'll boost water efficiency, add more water recycling and consider actions like changing how people pay for water to encourage savings.

Environment

Western US cities to remove decorative grass amid drought

Associated Press Nov 22, 2022

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The La Sal Mountain Loop on the Colorado River.

News

Deadline looms for western states to cut Colorado River use

Associated Press Aug 16, 2022

Juvenile smallmouth bass sit at a National Park Service laboratory near Page, Ariz., July 1. Confirming their worst fears for record-low lake levels, NPS fisheries biologists have discovered that smallmouth bass, a non-native predator fish, has made its way through Glen Canyon dam and appear to have spawned in the lower Colorado River, where it can prey on humpback chub, an ancient native fish they have been working to reestablish.

Wildlife

Biologists’ fears confirmed on the lower Colorado River

Associated Press Jul 6, 2022

Lake Powell from above.

Politics

Colorado River cuts to be negotiated in the coming months

Parker Malatesta Jun 15, 2022

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Federal officials sent seven western states a letter this week warning them that they're considering cutting the amount of water that flows through the Colorado River to the Southwest to maintain Lake Powell and prevent it from shrinking to a point at which Glen Canyon Dam could no longer produce hydropower. Consideration of what would be an unprecedented move comes sooner than water officials expected as they reckon with the effects drought and climate change have on their urban and agricultural customers.

Weather

Officials weigh Lake Powell emergency actions

Associated Press Apr 14, 2022

The record-setting Walleye caught by Colby Woodruff.

Wildlife

Four Utah fishing records set in 2021

TownLift Jan 5, 2022

Monarch Butterfly populations have been decreasing since the 1980s.

News

Endangered Species Day: DWR and other agencies help native species

TownLift May 21, 2021

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