Water

Zebra mussel larvae were recently detected in the Colorado River. What does that mean for the 40 million people who depend on the river for drinking water and agriculture in Western states? And what can the state do about it?

After construction stops and starts, lingering questions remain over court decisions that could affect future water supply infrastructure on the Colorado River.

A new study shows that utility companies in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico are predicting explosions in energy demand due to data centers that power artificial intelligence.

In the northeastern plains, pumping the aquifer is not sustainable.

The Catch Up is your weekly way to get all the headlines and stories from KUNC in one place.

The Perkins County Canal Project has generated tension between the two states since 2022. Earlier this year, Attorney General Phil Weiser threatened legal action over Nebraska’s use of eminent domain. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Parker Yamasaki and then read the Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Nebraska has filed a lawsuit against Colorado over how much water its neighbor draws from the South Platte River. Officials said Wednesday that the filed the case with the U.S. Supreme Court, which settles disputes between states.

Is cloud seeding safe? Jonathan Jennings explains the science behind the technology in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

A healthy stream of snowstorms starting in late-October helped build and maintain snowpack levels above the historic average until mid-April, when unseasonably warm weather and a lack of storms caused the snowpack to deplete and drop below normal ahead of the date when levels typically peak.

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