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You Can't Make More Water
Lake Powell is approaching a critical threshold that could cut off hydropower and even water flow through the Colorado River — putting water for 40 million people at risk. The hosts unpack the return of Southwest megadrought conditions after a brief reprieve, the political gridlock over the Colorado River Compact, and why massive engineering solutions might be needed. We also wrestle with the harder question: why a slow-moving crisis this consequential still struggles to get the public's attention.
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