Kirk Siegler
speaker
267 appearances
46 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2025
last heard 19 Aug
Kirk Siegler’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 44 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 22.
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Parts of the northwest got a lot of rain earlier this summer and spring, and now the high grasses and brush are turning to brittle as triple-digit heat bakes the land.
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A cold front, relatively speaking, is blowing in this weekend, which is not expected to bring any rain, but there is a possibility of dry lightning strikes that could ignite more fires.
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And fire crews are more concerned about the winds causing existing out-of-control wildfires to spread.
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Kirk Sigler, NPR News, Boise.
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This is NPR News.
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Arizona's two Democratic senators say this places an unfair burden on their state.
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Next door in Nevada, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo says if given final approval, the plan could have, quote, devastating economic and environmental impacts.
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On Facebook, the governor of the Gila River Indian community outside Phoenix warns that if the final plan doesn't meet U.S.
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treaty obligations to tribes, a court challenge could be coming.
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Kirk Sigler, NPR News.
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The Colorado River is facing its most severe drought conditions on record due to climate change.
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Under this new plan, as expected, major cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas, and countless Southern California communities
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could be forced to cut their river water use by close to 100 billion gallons every two years.
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The Trump administration for now is only targeting those three states for mandatory cuts.
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States in the upper Colorado River Basin, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado are being asked to make voluntary cuts.
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This plan is likely to end up in cord with lower basin farmers and cities likely targeting the upper basin.
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where cities like Denver depend on the river water but also aren't located anywhere near it and pipe its water in.
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Kirk Ziegler, NPR News.
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The Colorado River is facing its most severe drought conditions on record due to climate change.
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Under this new plan, as expected, major cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas, and countless Southern California communities could be forced to cut their river water use by close to 100 billion gallons every two years.
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