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For some households in the Navajo Nation safe drinking water is not accessible. Now a research project from Johns Hopkins University is looking at just how many homes are going without.
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The Bureau of Reclamation is releasing a "high-flow experiment" from Glen Canyon Dam after forecasts showed a boost to Lake Powell.
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In the Southwest, tribal health organizations are finding ways to counter the factors – including the lack of access to clean drinking water – that contribute to high rates of childhood obesity in Native communities.
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All across the southwest, there’s a problem. There’s not enough water to go around. And the water that does arrive, often falls far away from where people live. That leads to tense conversations about how and where it should be used. A new project is trying to bridge the gap, starting with the youngest water users.
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Cuts to water use along the Colorado River could be spread evenly across some southwestern states, or follow the more than a century-old priority system that currently governs water management. Those are two alternatives federal officials are considering to keep hydropower generation going at the nation’s largest reservoirs according to a draft plan released Tuesday.
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The 83 projects are located in 11 mostly Western states, including Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico and Nevada.
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The Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health is examining water quality and access on the Navajo Nation—an ongoing issue for many tribal communities.
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Two classrooms in Colorado are learning about water by connecting pen pals between Basalt and Aurora.
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The Senate on Wednesday, March 29 approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s expanded protections for waterways. President Joe Biden has said he will likely veto the measure, which also passed the House in mid-March.
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The United Nations recognized World Water Day on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 as an annual effort to emphasize the water crisis — a familiar issue to water leaders in the Western U.S.