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Colorado River groundwater at risk

WBUR
Published June 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM PDT

Groundwater is at risk along the parched Colorado River, where a meager amount of melted snowpack is trickling down the river.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd talks with KUNC’s Alex Hager about the current conditions and a new report that shows groundwater supplies are dwindling fast along the drought-stricken Colorado River.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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