/tags/lake-powell Lake Powell en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:31:12 GMT /local-news/2023-08-16/as-rule-overhaul-begins-conservationists-want-drastic-changes-for-the-colorado-river This week, the federal government officially started a process to overhaul the rules governing a crucial river in the Southwest that provides 40 million people with drinking water. The Colorado River’s current rules are set to expire in 2026 and conservationists want a drastic change. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:31:12 GMT /local-news/2023-08-16/as-rule-overhaul-begins-conservationists-want-drastic-changes-for-the-colorado-river Bryce Dix /2021-07-16/coalition-calls-for-moratorium-on-new-pipelines-dams-along-colorado-river A massive new infrastructure bill is slowly moving its way through Congress this summer. But a coalition of elected officials, farmers, conservationists and tribal leaders want to make sure it doesn’t include new big pipelines or dams along the parched Colorado River. Fri, 16 Jul 2021 23:08:14 GMT /2021-07-16/coalition-calls-for-moratorium-on-new-pipelines-dams-along-colorado-river Nate Hegyi