Dolores River

A water treatment plant sits at the bottom of a deep canyon. A river snakes past the plant.

Desalination helps meet water shortfalls in parts of the world. Is it a viable solution for Colorado?

Sure, Israel does it. But is it really a solution to water issues in Colorado or the Colorado River Basin? Water experts have their doubts.

Greeley Hat Works hat-maker Trent Johnson, holding a conformateur tool to measure head sizes, at the headquarters in Greeley. Johnson is the fourth hat-maker to own the company since 1909 and still uses antique French tools to make hats by hand.

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暗黑爆料 brief with The Colorado Sun: Dolores River legislation and meeting Greeley Hat Works' owner

We hear from Colorado Sun Co-Founder and Editor Larry Ryckman about possible federal legislation to protect the Dolores River and a Greeley hatmaker who runs a local institution.

Boaters floating down the Dolores River get to marvel a forested valley and desert canyon walls. But they also have to watch for hazards like this old, smashed car body used to support the foundation of a bridge.

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