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Water shortages in western United States more likely than previously thought	16.9.2020	Denver Post: News: Local
There's a chance water levels in the two largest man-made reservoirs in the United States could dip to critically low levels by 2025, jeopardizing the steady flow of Colorado River water that more than 40 million people rely on in the American West.
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Six states threaten lawsuits if feds fast-track the Lake Powell Pipeline	14.9.2020	High Country News Most Recent
The Trump Administration’s plan to expedite review of Utah’s diversion project undoes decades of collaborative agreements between the states that rely on the Colorado River.
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Former DU star Kristen Hamilton finds place with USWNT, NWSL despite different path	29.8.2020	Headlines: All Headlines
Jeff Hooker has seen it happen before.
New Orleans Pelicans fire Alvin Gentry after 5 seasons as team’s coach	15.8.2020	Headlines: All Headlines
The New Orleans Pelicans fired coach Alvin Gentry on Saturday after the club missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons.
U.S. West faces reckoning over water but avoids cuts for now	14.8.2020	Headlines: All Headlines
The white rings that wrap around two massive lakes in the U.S. West are a stark reminder of how water levels are dropping and a warning that the 40 million people who rely on the Colorado River face a much drier future.
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How can we protect silence?	13.7.2020	High Country News Most Recent
As more people push into once-remote areas, truly quiet spots are increasingly scarce.
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10 of the coolest spots around Colorado for kids (and adults) obsessed with dinosaurs	9.7.2020	Denver Post: Entertainment
Watch out for a T-Rex.
10 of the coolest spots around Colorado for kids (and adults) obsessed with dinosaurs	9.7.2020	Denver Post: Outdoors
Watch out for a T-Rex.
Letters: Oppose the Powell Pipeline (6/30/20)	1.7.2020	Denver Post: Opinion
Oppose the Powell Pipeline Those of us who live in the West recognize the importance of the Colorado River and the need to make efficient and equitable use of its water. The megadrought has reinforced this as some water deliveries have already been reduced, causing economic hardship.
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Trump’s monumental hypocrisy	29.6.2020	High Country News Most Recent
Despite decrying destruction of Confederate monuments, the president has dismantled millions of acres of national monuments.
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The West’s invisible menace: Microplastics	18.6.2020	High Country News Most Recent
‘Just because we can’t see them in front of us, doesn’t mean we’re not breathing them in.’
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Carried by wind and rain, plastics pollution is contaminating Rocky Mountain National Park and other western wildernesses	11.6.2020	Denver Post: News: Local
New research finds plastics pollution is spiraling, spreading thousands of miles in wind as well as through rainwater, with the heaviest deposition of inhalable particles measured at high-elevation Colorado sites such as Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Firefighting activity winds down as wildfire in Las Animas County comes under control	27.5.2020	Denver Post: News: Local
The Cherry Canyon Fire in Las Animas County was 80% contained Tuesday night, according to the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control. Lightning sparked the fire on May 20 in canyonlands about 10 miles northwest of the town of Kim.
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Ailing oil companies get a pass on royalties	21.5.2020	High Country News Most Recent
According to documents obtained by High Country News, the BLM bypassed normal processes to provide pandemic relief.
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National parks visitors should plan for ‘new normal’	20.5.2020	Denver Post: News: Local
Park openings in Utah are a sign of what's to come.
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National parks visitors should plan for ‘new normal’	20.5.2020	Headlines: All Headlines
Park openings in Utah are a sign of what's to come.
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Fast-growing Western cities face megadrought	8.5.2020	High Country News Most Recent
Eleven states and northern Mexico will likely experience a drought more severe than any since the 1500s.
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How Mormon history helps explain today’s public-land fights	13.4.2020	High Country News Most Recent
Betsy Gaines Quammen’s new book looks at the Bundy family and religion’s connection to the Western landscape.
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Telling the story of the changing West	1.4.2020	High Country News Most Recent
As the Trump administration retrenches, there’s a rising call for justice and political reform.
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National parks have been closing across the country to avoid crowding during coronavirus outbreak	25.3.2020	Denver Post: News: Local
From Rocky Mountain National Park to Yosemite, parks have been closing.
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