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Construction of new Colorado reservoir opens floodgates of debate amid decades-long drought

Published April 28, 2022 at 11:45 AM MDT

As states in the Mountain West endure a decades-long drought, the building of a new reservoir in northern Colorado is sparking debate.

Alex Hager of the Mountain West News Bureau explains why.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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