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Daniel Mccool

  • Professor of Political Science, University of Utah and Contributor, Freelance
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My all-white upbringing robbed me of cultural understanding. DEI in college helped me learn.

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By Daniel McCool, Daniel Mccool
| The Salt Lake Tribune Verified
When I was in grade school, we sat in little wooden desks that wrapped around the right side of the seat to create an arm support. The school district made a few desks that wrapped around the left side so that they fit left-handers. Was this "differential treatment?" Yes, a simple nod to the reality that some people have different needs. That grade school was situated in the middle of a nice neighborhood in suburban Indianapolis. I had an easy life growing up there.
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The Colorado River drought crisis: 5 essential reads

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By Jennifer Weeks Verified, Brad Udall, Caitlin Grady, Daniel McCool, Daniel Mccool, Douglas Kenney, John Fleck, Lauren Dennis, Patricia Rettig, Robert Jerome Glennon
| The Conversation Verified
A 23-year western drought has drastically shrunk the Colorado River, which provides water for drinking and irrigation for Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California and two states in Mexico. Under a 1922 compact, these jurisdictions receive fixed allocations of water from the river – but now there’s not enough water to provide them.
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As climate change and overuse shrink Lake Powell, the emergent landscape is coming back to life - and posing new challenges

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By Daniel McCool, Daniel Mccool
| The Water Desk Verified
By Daniel Craig McCool, University of Utah As Western states haggle over reducing water use because of declining flows in the Colorado River Basin, a more hopeful drama is playing out in Glen Canyon. Lake Powell, the second-largest U.S. reservoir, extends from northern Arizona into southern Utah. A critical water source for seven Colorado River Basin states, it has shrunk dramatically over the past 40 years.
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