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EPISODE · Sep 1, 2025 · 18 MIN

Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in the Era of Climate Change

from The Bay · host KQED

For the last 102 years, the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park has supplied millions of Bay Area residents with some of the cleanest water in the country. But climate change has made it harder to manage the reservoir. This episode originally aired on May 10, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the last 102 years, the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park has supplied millions of Bay Area residents with some of the cleanest water in the country. But climate change has made it harder to manage the reservoir. This episode originally aired on May 10, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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