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Toggle navigation Stories Of The River The Colorado River from its headwaters to the Sea of Cortez About KGNU www.kgnu.org news.kgnu.org Stories of the River: Solution to Scarcity on the Colorado River Most of the new information being circulated about the Colorado focuses on dwindling flows, record low reservoir levels, vanishing groundwater and deteriorating river ecosystems, however, we ARE seeing successes and solutions in the fight to protect the Colorado. Earlier this year nearly three hundred water activists and researchers attended the 2015 Waterkeeper Alliance […] Economic Impact of the Colorado River Seven states and around 40 million people are dependent on the Colorado River, making it a vital economic resource. In this episode of KGNU’s Stories of the River Hannah Leigh Myers addresses the economic significance of the Colorado and how the waning river is already taking a financial toll. The Fraser River is a Colorado River tributary located […] The Law of the River It didn’t take long after the discovery of The Colorado River for man to begin writing law dividing it up for use. For nearly a century, layer upon layer of laws and agreements have created a legal framework for how The Colorado River is controlled and allocated. All those bits of law combined is called […] The Colorado River Ecosystem Around forty million people in 7 states use and depend on water from the Colorado River. As a result the Colorado is on the brink of crisis due to overuse and diversion. Reaction to this crisis often focuses on how population centers will respond if the river continues to decline … but what about the […] Stories of the River: Solution to Scarcity on the Colorado River September 9, 2015 Stories Of The River Most of the new information being circulated about the Colorado focuses on dwindling flows, record low reservoir levels, vanishing groundwater and deteriorating river ecosystems, however, we ARE seeing successes and solutions in the fight to protect the Colorado. Earlier this year nearly three hundred water activists and researchers attended the 2015 Waterkeeper Alliance […] Share this: Facebook Twitter Print Continue reading Economic Impact of the Colorado River July 29, 2015 July 15, 2019 Stories Of The River Seven states and around 40 million people are dependent on the Colorado River, making it a vital economic resource. In this episode of KGNU’s Stories of the River Hannah Leigh Myers addresses the economic significance of the Colorado and how the waning river is already taking a financial toll. The Fraser River is a Colorado River tributary located […] Share this: Facebook Twitter Print Continue reading The Law of the River May 4, 2015 July 15, 2019 Stories Of The River It didn’t take long after the discovery of The Colorado River for man to begin writing law dividing it up for use. For nearly a century, layer upon layer of laws and agreements have created a legal framework for how The Colorado River is controlled and allocated. All those bits of law combined is called […] Share this: Facebook Twitter Print Continue reading The Colorado River Ecosystem March 16, 2015 April 10, 2018 Stories Of The River Around forty million people in 7 states use and depend on water from the Colorado River. As a result the Colorado is on the brink of crisis due to overuse and diversion. Reaction to this crisis often focuses on how population centers will respond if the river continues to decline … but what about the […] Share this: Facebook Twitter Print Continue reading The Colorado’s Geography and Origins March 13, 2015 April 10, 2018 Stories Of The River Stories of the River is a new series on KGNU supported by T.E.G highlighting the Colorado river. The first episode looks at the geography of the river, from its origins high up in the Rocky Mountains to the Golf of California where the river no longer reaches due to over use. Hannah Leigh Myers reports. […] Share this: Facebook Twitter Print Continue reading A River In Distress March 12, 2015 April 10, 2018 Stories Of The River This river is a patient on life support.” Gary Wockner, Executive Director of the Save the Colorado River campaign says that we need to pay attention to the health of our rivers, particularly the Colorado River. Wockner says that the Colorado River is severely over-allotted and over taxed with 7 states and a part of Mexico claiming […] Share this: Facebook Twitter Print Continue reading Search for: Stories Of The River Stories of the River is a new series on KGNU supported by T.E.G highlighting the Colorado river. Recent Posts Stories of the River: Solution to Scarcity on the Colorado River Economic Impact of the Colorado River The Law of the River The Colorado River Ecosystem The Colorado’s Geography and Origins The Latest From: KGNU News OutSources – Hello CSU Pride Resource Center! Coronavirus in Colorado – Latest News Coronavirus in Colorado – Resources & What You Need To Know Answers Demanded in Firing of CU Air Quality Researcher TRENDS Diary: Mystery In Our Skin Archives September 2015 July 2015 May 2015 March 2015 CO River Project All rights...