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'My Powerful Hair,' a new children's book by author @CaroleLindstrom and illustrator Steph Littlebird, conveys the importance of hair in Native American culture despite the enduring traumas of the federal boarding school era. buff.ly/3MBYAL2

Federal officials are considering a couple alternatives to keep hydropower generation going at the nation’s largest reservoirs, according to a draft plan released Tuesday. buff.ly/3mlS4gX

@ColoradoSun writer Michael Booth joined KUNC to discuss what’s going on in Colorado when it comes to electrification and cleaning up the air, plus a transition to new ownership @BeauJos Pizza. buff.ly/3MGkixH

Small businesses in Colorado and across the U.S. are finding it even tougher than usual to get business loans these days (via @AP). buff.ly/3o6vb1b

KUNC presents a new podcast about how the Southwest is adapting to water shortages amid climate change. Reporter @LukeRunyon takes listeners to the source of it all to meet the people--and places--most affected. First episode premieres Monday, April 17. kunc.org/thirstgap

The people of the Jemez Pueblo has faced challenges with its water supply, between drought and more upstream development that means less water flows down to it. But they're hopeful a new bill for water settlements will be approved. (via @KUNMnews) buff.ly/3mlB7TA

The Interior Department is seeking feedback on changes to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, which makes it illegal to fraudulently present certain products as Native-produced. @KBSX915 reports one change is expanding what is defined as "Native products". buff.ly/3KOnBkS

Tina Peters, the former Mesa County county clerk accused of illegally accessing her election system, as sentenced to community service and home detention in a separate obstruction case. She goes on trial for the election charges in August. (via @AP) buff.ly/3Ur24BX

There's been a spike of strep throat across the U.S., and a shortage of the antibiotic amoxicillin -- familar to many as a bubblegum-pink liquid medicine -- isn't helping. The shortage mainly affects pediactric versions, the liquid stuff. (via @NPR) buff.ly/3KMVlzb

The next total solar eclipse will be seen from the U.S. on April 8, 2024 but it's never too early to start planning! If you want to see totality, your best bet is to head to Dallas or Little Rock, Arkansas. In Colorado, it will only be a 60-70% eclipse. buff.ly/3moYjQQ

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sentenced to home detention, community service in obstruction case coloradosun.com/2023/04/10/tin… via @coloradosun

The U.S. coal industry's decline is accelerating, with big implications for the Mountain West. In Colorado, @XcelEnergyCO plans to phase out its coal-fired plants by 2030. buff.ly/3MqkRLQ

Over the next fiscal year, the federal government has promised to take action on 83 projects focused on water infrastructure. The projects will take place in 11 states including Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico and Nevada. buff.ly/3ZQso9G

Fantasy author Lucas Zellers has partnered with @CenterForBioDiv to make a manual for 'Dungeons & Dragons' players that features real-life extinct species as fantasized monsters. buff.ly/3Km1jFz

The National Interagency Fire Center's (@NIFC_Fire) four-month outlook predicts normal wildfire activity through July across most of the Mountain West. buff.ly/3KKzyZ2

A new study from @CUBoulder takes a second look at how horses spread throughout North America. It found that horses were in the West and part of Indigenous cultures as much as a century earlier than previously thought. buff.ly/3ZQzSJV

KUNC Host Nikole Robinson Carroll spoke with @ColoradoSun Rural Economic Development Reporter @writertracyross about ski resorts that provide housing for employees and the status of the megadrought amid recent snowfall. buff.ly/3Mr87Vk