Environment

It Takes A River: A 135-Mile Journey Down The Colorado

September 21, 2016 | Amy Quinton

Each spring, a group of UC Davis student scientists and their professors take a whitewater rafting trip through the Grand Canyon to study a river that sustains 40 million people. Capital Public Radio’s Amy Quinton traveled with them.

Environment

Dry Soil To Absorb Some Snowmelt Heading To Colorado River

April 22, 2016

(AP) — Storms brought deep snow to the mountains that feed the vital Colorado River this season, but the dried-out landscape will soak up some of it before it can reach the river.

Wildfire Along California-Arizona Line 40 Percent Contained

April 7, 2016

(AP)- A wildfire burning across the Arizona and California borders has now devoured more than 1,400 acres of brush, but officials say gusty winds are calming and the flames are lying down.(AP) - Firefighters in California and Arizona have increased c

Environment

Feds Unveil Interactive Tool Showing Colorado River Drought

December 16, 2015

(AP) -- Federal agencies have unveiled an interactive Web display showing high-water to low-water data and images resulting from a historic 16-year drought in the Colorado River basin.