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Eric Kuhn
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Retired Water Resources Engineer, 37 years at the Colorado River District in Western Colorado, co-author of Science Be Dammed with John Fleck (U of Arizona Press 2019), author or co-author of many articles on the Colorado River.
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"But in the face of a hotter, drier future with less water to go around, officials are acknowledging the inevitability of a more permanent Upper Basin water-conservation program."

Great article by Heather Sackett!

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Future water conservation program almost guaranteed in Upper Basin - Aspen Journalism
After years of studying and experimenting with pilot programs, the future of Colorado River management will almost certainly include a permanent water conservation program for the Upper Basin states.
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January 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Some kind words from coauthor John Fleck

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Inkstain 2024 – y’all really like Eric Kuhn’s writing
If traffic to this blog is an indicator, y’all are really interested in thoughtful independent analysis of the standard talking points in the Colorado River negotiations. Also, the work of my…
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January 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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As the new year approaches, the already remarkable season-to-date "precipitation dipole" in California has further intensified. Much of SoCal has still not received meaningful rain this season, while NorCal continues to get soaked on a recurring basis. #CAwx #CAwater #CAfire
Map from ClimateToolbox.org depicting season to date precipitation anomaly ranks across California. Northern California is much wetter than the long-term average (locally near record-wet), and Southern California is much drier than average (locally record-dry).
December 27, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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No progress on Colorado River cutbacks at an annual shindig in Las Vegas. Where's Herbert Hoover when you need him? www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
Boiling Point: Trump can't stop clean energy. But he can slow it down
The question isn't whether fossil fuels are going away. It's how quickly we'll phase them out.
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December 10, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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The Colorado River's Upper Basin states may stop Congress from approving a Lower Basin tribal water rights settlement before President Biden leaves office: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l... via @debkrol.bsky.social
Opposition surfaces as deadline nears to ratify tribal water settlement in Arizona
As a deadline nears to push a water settlement through the lame-duck Congress, tribal leaders worked to sway states on the upper Colorado River.
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December 12, 2024 at 11:47 PM