Utah Governor Spencer Cox released another chapter of Utah’s water plan last week. It aims to balance water conservation, agriculture and state growth. Plus, the FBI published a ‘first of its kind’ list of almost 180 missing Indigenous people throughout the Navajo Nation. And later, the climate crisis has been the cause of lower stream flows in rivers and creeks throughout the West. Our radio partners report on how this changing ecosystem is affecting boreal toads in Colorado wilderness.

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// Photo: Samantha Alford weighs a boreal toad in a plastic bag as it attempts to escape. Toads are indicator species, which means they can tell researchers a lot about the health of the environment. Caroline Llanes / Aspen Public Radio

// UPR: Utah releases third chapter of state water action plan
https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2022-07-27/utah-releases-third-chapter-of-state-water-action-plan

// FBI: List of Native Americans Verified as Missing Throughout New Mexico and the Navajo Nation
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/albuquerque/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-list-of-native-americans-verified-as-missing-throughout-new-mexico-and-the-navajo-nation

// Aspen Public Radio: Small boreal toads in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness face big challenges
https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/2022-07-13/boreal-toads-in-the-maroon-bells-snowmass-wilderness-face-big-challenges