“Seeing these dams come out now is a breath of fresh air and a weight off my chest, like I feel like I can breathe.”
— Leaf Hillman of @TheKarukTribe
Video by @AlbertLeeInLA @latimes https://t.co/FjyB8weZ9E
L.A. Times journalists travel throughout the Colorado River’s watershed, from mountains to the parched delta, to examine the toll of the river’s decline and how the Southwest is — or isn’t — grappling with the water crisis.
Watch the full documentary⬇️ https://t.co/baMRXwqELM
Nearly 40 million people need to rethink their relationship with the Colorado River. “Colorado River in Crisis” is a ground-level view of how people are adapting to a hotter, drier West. https://t.co/cTDO0h7cDt (https://t.co/cTDO0h7cDt)
🚨 A new @latimes documentary is out today 🚨
The film follows our journey reporting along the Colorado River, from the headwaters to its dry end, and examines how the Southwest is grappling with the water crisis. Filmed and produced by @AlbertLeeInLA https://t.co/VNS2eHlVUt
Outside of Netflix HQ today, #sagaftra Negotiating Committee Vice-Chair Tom Kemp described last night’s negotiations with the AMPTP that eventually broke down. The #AMPTP has said the talks were called off because the sides remained too divided.
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THE UNDAMMING OF THE KLAMATH:
The largest dam removal project in history stirs hopes of saving salmon and restoring California tribes’ way of life
Photography by @bvdbrug
Video by @AlbertLeeInLA
https://t.co/qtE3i6wBKy @latimes
The crisis on the Colorado River is so bad, Lake Mead and Lake Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes. "To think that these things would ever refill requires some kind of leap of faith that I, for one, don’t have." @bradudall https://t.co/pzOf91OFWb @ronlin@seangreene89
Chronic overuse & the effects of climate change are pushing the Colorado River system toward potential collapse as reservoirs drop to dangerously low levels.
A water reckoning is about to transform the landscape of the Southwest.
Read the series ⬇️ https://t.co/I1f7KqfCS0