The lifeblood of the West comes in the form of small, white snowflakes that feed the region鈥檚 water supply. KUNC鈥檚 Robyn Vincent tells us how a slow start to the winter season is intensifying concerns about the future.
One dry year after another is having widespread impacts, including shrinking the water supply for people around the West, from Wyoming to Mexico. That鈥檚 forcing discussions about who gets to use how much water. Right now, those discussions are happening at the annual meeting of the in Las Vegas. KUNC鈥檚 Alex Hager gives us an update from the conference.
This week marks the of COVID-19 vaccines becoming available in Colorado. Last year, frontline healthcare workers became the first group of people to be vaccinated against the virus. One of those workers is Marilyn Schaefer, director of for UCHealth鈥檚 North Region. She joined us to talk about the year of vaccination, and the role respiratory therapists have played in fighting the pandemic.
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