The state of Wyoming is moving forward on building and expanding several reservoirs on the Green River, a main branch of the Colorado. This would help ranchers prepare for worsening droughts as climate change escalates. But more dams could actually contribute to global warming. Today we hear the second installment in the series “The Final Straw,” from our partners at Rocky Mountain Community Radio.
[Photo: The Green River is a main branch of the Colorado River. Melodie Edwards / Wyoming Public Radio]
