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Overdrawn. That was the theme of the Colorado River District annual water seminar last Friday, September 16th. Overdrawn is the perfect...
Liam Smith Oct 7, 2022 Uncategorized 
Air. We all need it, and we all need to be able to breathe it. However, the increase of greenhouse gases and pollution has made the very...
Liam Smith Oct 5, 2022 Climate Change, Environment, Industrial Pollution 
Rainbow trout, a staple Colorado fish is being threatened by climate change and water shortages. According to the Denver Post, trout are...
Liam Smith Oct 3, 2022 Fishing It’s National Coffee Day! For 64% of Americans, they can’t wake up without that invigorating boost of caffeine (for the other 36% it...
Liam Smith Oct 1, 2022 Agriculture, Drinking Water, Environment, Population 
The water shortage in the Colorado River Basin has effects that span beyond the borders of the United States. As the Colorado River Basin...
Liam Smith Sep 30, 2022 Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, Fishing, Health, Irrigation, Population, Water The Western United States experienced a record setting heat wave through Labor Day weekend. According to NPR, temperatures in Nevada and...
Liam Smith Sep 27, 2022 Climate Change, Environment, Fire, Wildfire 
Right now, Floridians are frantically trying to prepare for Hurricane Ian, and Puerto Rico is dealing with the destruction from Hurricane...
Liam Smith Sep 26, 2022 Climate Change, Oceans, Population, Water 
As we come into autumn water conditions become more dangerous. Because of decreasing temperatures and possible snowfall in the mountains...
Liam Smith Sep 26, 2022 Environment, Population, Water 
The New Deal. You probably learned about the New Deal in middle or high school as President Roosevelt’s (the one without a mustache) plan...
Liam Smith Sep 21, 2022 Environment, History, Population The Viability of Desalination by Wilson Moyer In the hot, parched suburbs of Carlsbad, California, a water facility works tenaciously to...
Liam Smith Aug 3, 2022 Uncategorized FDA and EPA: What water can you trust? By Abraham Chan With each day that passes, the U.S. continues to become more advanced and...
Liam Smith Jul 13, 2022 Drinking Water, Environment, Health, O & G Produced Wastewater, Wastewater 
The Dangers of Forever Chemicals Natalie Phillips If you've ever used non-stick cookware, food packaging, water resistant clothing, or...
Liam Smith Jun 20, 2022 Drinking Water, Environment, Health, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, Industry, O & G Produced Wastewater, Wastewater 
The Effect Climate Change Has on Water In Africa By Jae Warax The impact climate change has on the world is worsening - especially in the...
Liam Smith Jun 17, 2022 Agriculture, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, Health, Irrigation, Population, Water Here in the United States, we have a two-party political system. There are minor parties, but it’s Democrats and Republicans who carry the...
Ellie Cabell Apr 25, 2022 Uncategorized If you are reading this right now it is probably already in your body. Will it cause infertility if you are a male? If you are female,...
Deborah A. Deal, APR Apr 15, 2022 Drinking Water, Wastewater, Water Here in the United States, we have a two-party political system. There are minor parties, but it’s Democrats and Republicans who carry the...
Ellie Cabell Apr 7, 2022 Uncategorized 
How Will Climate Change Affect You at Home in Colorado The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an...
Liam Smith Apr 5, 2022 Agriculture, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Wastewater, Industry, IX Power Clean Water Consumer Reports tested the packaging of over 100 food products from US restaurants and grocery stores and found PFAS chemicals in...
Ellie Cabell Mar 31, 2022 Uncategorized 
A Bill was passed by Congress in 2018 that was meant to prevent cyber-security breaches on America’s 167,000 public water systems and...
Liam Smith Dec 22, 2021 Uncategorized