Alex Hager
KUNCAlex Hager is KUNCs reporter covering the Colorado River Basin. He spent two years at Aspen Public Radio, mainly reporting on the resort economy, the environment and the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that, he covered the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery for KDLG in Dillingham, Alaska.
Hager has a journalism degree from Elon University, where he spent four years working for the student newspaper and TV station. While at Elon, he also worked as a sports correspondent for the Burlington Times-News, covering ACC football and basketball as well as Carolina Panthers NFL football.
When he’s not in the office, Hager enjoys hiking, practicing Spanish, playing basketball, and reading poetry. He was born and raised in Connecticut.
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Russ Scholl's "periodic table of snow" contains more than 100 different slang names for snow. -
The Lower Basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada are asking for a fresh look at proposals for sharing the shrinking water supply and changes to Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam. -
President Donald Trump froze billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act that was designed to protect water supplies for cities, farms and tribes. -
Recent winter storms helped boost mountain snowpack in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. But water managers in the West are still concerned about forecasts for Colorado River supply. -
States that use the Colorado River say they don't want to go to the Supreme Court, but some are quietly preparing for litigation. -
Nonfunctional turf replacement is an important tool in Colorado River water conservation, but even its proponents say it is a small part of the bigger picture. -
Water experts say cloud seeding deserves more funding and research to measure its impact on the drought-stricken Colorado River basin. -
Disagreement, bickering, and uncertainty defined 2024 for the Southwest's shrinking water supply. -
The seven states that share the shrinking river are deeply divided about new rules for its future. They met in Las Vegas for the annual Colorado River Water Users Association, or CRWUA, conference. -
The seven states that use the Colorado River are like kids coming home to a family reunion. Those who follow river policy are frustrated with their level of disagreement.
