The Latest by Doug Pflugh

Research Analyst

Doug Pflugh was the Research Analyst and GIS Coordinator in the Rocky Mountain office until 2014. He worked on a full range of issues confronting the Four Corner states: climate change and energy development, public lands management, and river protection. He is also a great backcountry skier and hiker.

A hiker walks along the Colorado River.
April 17, 2013

Our Nation's Most Endangered River — The Colorado

Unrestrained thirst puts Colorado atop American Rivers’ threat list

May 21, 2012

A Victory—and Challenges Ahead—for the Green River

It’s been a tough spring for rivers in the Rocky Mountain West. After a winter that never really got started, the snow pack—our primary source for water in our rivers—is historically low in Colorado and throughout the region. Runoff from snow melt is sparse and came early, leaving behind disappointing river peak flows. The last …

April 6, 2012

Twice Rejected, Developer Again Tries To Seize Water

How many times does Aaron Million need to hear the word, no? The president of Wyco development corporation has twice been rejected by federal agencies in his attempt to build Flaming Gorge Pipeline—a massive trans-basin water supply project that would annually take approximately 81 billion gallons of water from the Flaming Gorge Reservoir and the …