Alex Hager
speaker
413 appearances
65 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2025
last heard 6d ago
Alex Hager’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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As a scientist at the University of New Mexico who's been studying the canyon since the late nineties, Laura Crossey has seen a lot of floods.
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But she says these monsoon rains fell on a wildfire burn scar, then flowed into an area with human infrastructure.
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But even the huge amount of dirt and debris might not change the river too much.
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Experienced rafters say big floods often form new rapids and reshape the water's course.
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For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix.
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The federal government could have cut up to forty percent of the water supply for Arizona, California, and Nevada, but negotiated with those states to reduce their take by twenty percent.
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However, this plan will only last for two years.
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Arizona's top water negotiator Tom Bushatsky says the state could still sue to protect its water rights in the future.
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Deeper cuts to demand could be needed when the new rules expire in twenty twenty eight.
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Water supplies have been shrinking for more than two decades as a result of drought and climate change.
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For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix.
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The federal government could have cut up to forty percent of the water supply for Arizona, California, and Nevada, but negotiated with those states to reduce their take by twenty percent.
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However, this plan will only last for two years.
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Arizona's top water negotiator Tom Bushatsky says the state could still sue to protect its water rights in the future.
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Deeper cuts to demand could be needed when the new rules expire in twenty twenty eight.
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Water supplies have been shrinking for more than two decades as a result of drought and climate change.
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For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix.
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Exactly how much water will get cut and who is going to get less.
Arizona, California, and Nevada will take about 20% less water from the river over the next two years.
The plan does not force cuts for the upstream states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico, because the federal government doesn't think it has the authority to do that.
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