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Introduced by Rep. Melanie Stansbury, the bills aim to improve water data nationally and facilitate better water management across the Rio Grande Basin.
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Airborne Snow Observatories flies planes over watersheds and beams masses of laser pulses each second to the snowpack below to create elevation maps. The maps help calculate snow depth and the water supply forecast across the West.
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Water, or the lack thereof, has become a hot topic across the region. With severe drought becoming more of a reality with each passing season, City of Boise Strategic Water Resources Manager John Roldan and his colleagues talk about water – downpours and drought – every day of the year.
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Because of low precipitation so far in 2022, drought conditions are likely to expand in Idaho this spring and summer.
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From a water shortage in the face of climate change, a new park in Boise dedicated to a trailblazing Democratic politician, a huge new housing proposal in Ada County and the latest a contentious House Ethics Hearing — there's a lot to cover on the Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable.
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Emergency water releases from reservoirs upstream of Lake Powell have begun to preserve the nation’s second-largest reservoir’s ability to generate hydroelectric power.
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Idaho Matters checks in with Natural Resources Conservation Service Water Supply Specialist Erin Wharton and Idaho Snow Survey Supervisor Corey Loveland about the state's water and snow picture.
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As water becomes more scarce in the Mountain West, a new analysis finds that a surprising amount is being used to raise cattle.Researchers at Northern…
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It’s no secret that wildfires are getting worse in the West. They’re threatening lives, homes and ecosystems. And they are also threatening our already...
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The Gem State is seeing some staggering snowfall this season. Idaho Matters checks in with NRCS water supply specialist Ron Abramovich about what this…