The megadrought currently choking the western United States is the worst drought in the region in more than 1,000 years. It’s having an enormous impact across many states and on several major reservoirs including Lake Mead, a water source for millions of people in the West. Alex Hager, who covers the Colorado River Basin for Northern Colorado Public Radio, joins Geoff Bennett to discuss it.

Meanwhile, a growing community in the Utah desert plans a pipeline to draw from the Colorado River
Washington County, Utah is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country and to sustain that growth they want to build a pipeline to divert billions of gallons of water from the Colorado River. Conservationists say the project could be a disaster for the drought-stricken Southwest.

Related environment news:
U.S. Drought Monitor (Jun2 2, 2022 map)
Grim 2022 drought outlook (The Conversation)
Drought pushing farmers to make difficult decisions (CNN)
Drought could cut California’s hydropower in half (CNN Business)

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