Is the Colorado River in a climate doom loop?

By: Gary Wockner

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: July 21, 2026

Words: 710

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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As negotiations and potential lawsuits over the Colorado River intensify, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation – which is ultimately in charge of managing the river – would be smart to pull back from the high-stakes gambit and take a hard look at the science.

To make it easy for the Bureau, I’ve packed the best and most recent science into four tight paragraphs below.

First and foremost, in a new report from the University of …

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