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Utah’s suicide pact with the fossil fuel industry

“The whole connection between water and climate change, and conventional energy development and climate change, is not front and center” in Utah, says Brad Udall, a senior water and climate research scientist at Colorado State University’s Colorado Water Center.

Colorado River water shortage means cuts for some states in the West
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Colorado River water shortage means cuts for some states in the West

Low water in the river's largest reservoir, Lake Mead, is a bleak marker of the effects of climate change in the drought-stricken American West. The river is a critical water source for 40 million people in seven states.
Declining snowpack due to climate change has cut the Colorado River’s annual flow by 10 percent, study finds
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Declining snowpack due to climate change has cut the Colorado River’s annual flow by 10 percent, study finds

About 40 million Americans across the West depend on water from the Colorado River, which supports $1 trillion in economic activity each year.
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