A groundbreaking new research report demonstrates that our changing climate has resulted in a 19% decline in Colorado River flows in the last two decades. The report also shows that three of the four Upper Basin states (Utah, Colorado and New Mexico) are overusing their rights to Colorado River water and have not reduced their use in the face of a declining water supply.
Read MoreHB 297 would create a new water agency to advance climate change denial, Lake Powell Pipeline, and backroom dealmaking. It’s being rushed through both chambers at the Utah Capitol, at the behest of water lobbyists eager to receive billions in tax payer dollars.
Read MoreA group of nonprofits and businesses is worried that a state water agency is intentionally withholding cost estimates from Utahns because of public criticism of cutting public services to make way for Pipeline spending.
Read MoreThe Utah Rivers Council submitted a 60 page protest against the water rights application for the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline. Our protest asks the State Engineer to reject the water rights application, focusing specifically on the Pipeline’s substantial threat to public welfare and outlining the scores of climate change studies…
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