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10/12/2026

The last person to paddle down the Colorado to the sea? He's just being dramatic.

10/09/2026

Can you use saltwater to cool data centers? Why "freshwater"?

10/07/2026

What do you think? Should we drain Lake Powell and send all that water down into Lake Mead?

10/05/2026

Why does California get to take more water than the other states?

10/02/2026

Why is California allowed to take water out of the Colorado River at the expense of other states?

09/30/2026

Ah, that's the KRD Canal spillway!

09/28/2026

Are things bad? Yes. But is Lake Mead going to dry up? No.

09/25/2026

The Colorado River isn't drying up. It's simply over-allocated.

09/23/2026

Sea lions on the Columbia started as late as 2003

09/21/2026

Owyhee Dam proved that large arch dams were possible. Hoover Dam would look different today if it weren't for Owyhee.

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