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  • Pumping Mississippi River water west: Pipe dream or solution?

    Feb 2, 2023 10:15 am by The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)Illinois in the News
    cracked earth in the Lake Mead Recreation Area near Boulder City, Nev. AP photo by John Locher

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    The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Feb. 1) Relieving the Colorado River Basin with Mississippi River water would be physically possible, but any large-scale diversion attempt would be politically difficult, says U of I professor Chloe Wardropper.