Shannon Mullane, The Colorado Sun

A man in a blue pinstripe shirt with a red hat turns on a faucet in a kitchen.

A Navajo Nation community has running water after waiting nearly 25 years

Residents of Westwater, a small Navajo subdivision in Utah, set their sights on water in the early 2000s. Now, after years of effort, their dream is turning into a reality.

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Tribes won鈥檛 be paid for unused water through a federal fund but Colorado lawmakers want that to change

Shannon Mullane, The Colorado Sun

Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute officials are willing to forgo future water use to help conservation efforts in the overstretched Colorado River Basin if they鈥檙e paid for the effort. Listen to our host Michael Lyle Jr. discuss this story with The Colorado Sun reporter/editor Shane Mullane and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

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New data shows how irrigation in Colorado agriculture produces greenhouse gas emissions

Shannon Mullane, The Colorado Sun

Researchers from Colorado State University are calculating emissions for the first time and showing their location in the state. Colorado Sun reporter Shannon Mullane said their goal is to help farmers figure out how to move water more efficiently.

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Colorado climate experts say hot and dry conditions this summer could push the state into drought status

Shannon Mullane, The Colorado Sun

Colorado's water report looks pretty good right now. The state's average snowpack has filled reservoirs mostly to capacity and precipitation has been consistent. But climate experts are still worried. They say hot and dry conditions ahead could push Colorado into drought. The Colorado Sun Editor Larry Ryckman joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to further discuss this issue.