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Supreme Court imperils arroyos, wetlands
Plus: Haaland implements Chaco oil and gas ban; groundwater worries gum up AZ growth machine
Jun 2 • 
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Will Colorado River cuts create a new Dust Bowl?
Plus: A little ditty on the water-energy-water nexus
May 30 • 
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Breaking down the"breakthrough" Colorado River deal
It's big news, but probably won't be enough to save the river system
May 23 • 
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Luxury houseboat sinks on Lake Powell
Jul 8, 2022 • Jonathan P. Thompson
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Episodes and images from a broken, beautiful America
Jun 27, 2022 • Jonathan P. Thompson
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Lake Powell: What is it good for?
Feb 1 • Jonathan P. Thompson
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Foto Friday: Memories of Canyon de Chelly
Jan 27 • Jonathan P. Thompson
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FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What are you watching (about the West)?
Feb 11, 2022 • Jonathan P. Thompson
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A dusty journey on the San Juan
A runoff season longread
May 19 • 
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Lisbon Valley mining land rush continues
Australian company hypes its proposed Utah Lithium Project
May 16 • 
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Fires, Snowslides, and Floods -- Oh my!
And a variety of other news tidbits
May 12 • 
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Can we engineer our way out of drought?
The Low Flow Conveyance Channel suggests the answer is "no."
May 10 • 
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Rowdy Runoff + Uranium activity on Bears Ears border
A snowmelt torrent takes a bite out of Highway 133, stranding Somerset residents
May 5 • 
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Gentrified Bluff; Uranium drilling at disaster site; Runoff watch
And a few more tidbits for your Tuesday reading
May 2 • 
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Rico Reprieve + BLM revokes Moab-area lithium permit
NEWS: Atlantic Richfield Company purchases more than 1,000 acres of patented mining claims and other properties from Arizona-based Disposition…
Apr 28 • 
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