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Water levels in Lake Powell, the nation’s second-largest reservoir on the Colorado River, are at a record low. To keep it from declining further, federal officials are ready to spend tens of millions of dollars to incentivize farmers and other water users in the river’s upper basin to conserve.
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Concerns over inflation and overcrowding are rising in the Mountain West, according to a new poll from Colorado College. But policies that preserve land, water and recreational opportunities remain popular for most voters in the region.
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When we think about water conservation we don’t often think about schools, but that's exactly where one charity organization is focusing. Smart Rain for Smart Kids is a program committed to saving water and here in Idaho the Nampa School District has partnered with them to help in that conservation.
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Conservationists say the future of Cougar Island on Payette Lake is a now bit more secure.
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The Center for Western Priorities says bills that would protect over 16 million acres in the West are “languishing” in Congress.
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Just another day at work: Idaho conservation officer picks up alligator from New Plymouth residence.
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States in the Upper Colorado River Basin are not ready to commit to federal water conservation targets, but are seeking to revive a conservation program first launched in 2014.
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Three months ago, four women embarked on a 1,000-mile conservation campaign in an effort to protect Idaho's endangered salmon from extinction. They've now finished their trip and joined Idaho Matters to talk about what they learned and saw.
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U.S. Senators talked about the West’s drought this week and what more they could be doing to address it. About $8.3 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure package is going to water systems, but as some lawmakers noted, water is drying up faster than some projects can get off the ground.
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The Interior Department announced the distribution of $279 million to outdoor recreation and conservation projects across the U.S., with tens of millions of dollars going to states in the Mountain West.