Western water wonks, worriers and watchdogs of warming warn of ongoing declines in Colorado River and Rio Grande flows that support tens of millions of people, with expectations of millions more to come.

They have long argued water concerns are equally shared by Western states’ liberals and conservatives, and relevant divisions within the populace are between the ignorant and the informed. They’ve held out hope for the future on the fact the informed have been in charge.

That changed Jan. 20 when the ignorant-in-chief began shoving aside the informed.

Contact Kim Shanahan at

kimboshanahan@gmail.com.

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