FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — To maintain power generation for thousands of homes across much of the western United States, a canyon in eastern Utah will gush so much water this spring that it will keep as many as 50,000 toilets flushing at any one time. While the Green and Colorado rivers may seem like … Read more
Kagwell, Kenya — Rhoda Ongoche Akechi still remembers the whispers that followed her to the water in 2002. At 39 years old, the mother of seven was about to break one of Lake Victoria’s oldest taboos: women boarding fishing boats. The now 61-year-old said: “People were claiming that if a woman went into the water … Read more
In the face of a historically dry year and worsening conditions in the Colorado River Basin, federal and state officials are proposing severe drought response measures, including drastically reducing water releases from Lake Powell. The Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday that it will likely cut Lake Powell water releases to 6 million acre-feet, the lowest … Read more