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Podcast: waterloop
Episode: waterloop #45: Heather Sackett on the Complexity of Water Rights in Colorado
Description: Heather Sackett is Managing Editor at Aspen Journalism and Editor and Report of its Water Desk.
In this episode Heather discusses the rise and importance of nonprofit media outlets such as Aspen Journalism that cover environmental issues. She explains water rights in Colorado and the impact of climate change and the Colorado River Compact on water management. Heather also talks about private investors and hedge funds buying land to gain water rights and the community’s perception of that activity.
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