As climate change and overuse shrink Lake Powell, the emergent landscape is coming back to life – and posing new challenges
- Written by Daniel Craig McCool, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Utah
The white 'bathtub ring' around Lake Powell, which is roughly 110 feet high, shows the former high water mark.AP Photo/Rick BowmerAs Western states haggle over reducing water use because of declining flows in the Colorado River Basin, a more hopeful drama is playing out in Glen Canyon.
Lake Powell, the second-largest U.S. reservoir, extends from...





