In Oregon, a cluster of lakes is drying up — with dire impacts for the millions of migrating birds that survive off them.
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June 13, 2016
Oregon’s obscure terminal lakes feed millions of migrating birds, but now they need life support of their own. Plus, disenfranchised Native Americans in Utah and Arizona's tough water choices.
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