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Environment : Page 13

The River

Following a drop of water down the mighty Colorado, one of the world’s most embattled rivers.

Dry Times

Colorado has grown rapidly over recent decades, as more and more people crowd inside our borders. Our water, unfortunately, is a limited resource. And we’re almost out.

Weed Eater

Picking—and cooking—wild plants found in Denver’s urban landscape.

Chips Barry: Water Wrangler

Denver enjoys some of the nation’s cleanest drinking water, thanks to Hamlet “Chips” J. Barry III, manager of Denver Water for the past 17 years. Here, the 64-year-old Denver native and Theodore Roosevelt look-alike expounds on family, global warming, and water usage in the West.

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