THE CONVERSATION: Colorado’s subalpine wetlands may be producing a toxic form of mercury – that’s a concern for downstream water supplies The Conversation Water quality August 21, 2025By Eve-Lyn Hinckley, University of Colorado Boulder The wetlands found across the Rocky Mountains of Colorado just below tree line...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study finds Rocky Mountain snow contamination Desert Research Institute Colorado River April 2, 2025An examination of Rocky Mountain snow finds higher contamination levels of mercury and others metals in the northern part of...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Future water conservation program almost guaranteed in Upper Basin Aspen Journalism Colorado River January 30, 2025River District warns again about impacts to Western Slope By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism After years of studying and experimenting...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Congressional delays cause uncertainty for water conservation program Aspen Journalism Colorado River January 11, 2025UCRC not yet accepting applications for System Conservation in 2025 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism A federally funded water conservation...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Auction of Colorado River water nets $4.7 million Aspen Journalism Colorado River February 16, 2024Bidders paid an average of $74,600 per acre-foot By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Longmont dairy farmer Jim Docheff has been...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it Inside Climate News Colorado River September 11, 2023As states negotiate future water cuts, some officials are looking to build new dams and reservoirs in the Upper Basin...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Water saved through upper-basin program unlikely to move needle in Powell Aspen Journalism Colorado River May 12, 2023Western Slope projects are small and involve agriculture By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Three of western Colorado’s biggest irrigation districts...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Drought task force to consider conservation programs Aspen Journalism Colorado River April 21, 2023By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado legislators on Thursday introduced a bill that would create a drought task force with...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Water managers set criteria for conservation program participation Aspen Journalism Colorado River February 13, 2023Grand Valley Water Users propose payment for land, not water By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers in Western Colorado...
NEVADA CURRENT: Upper basin states float temporary conservation plan at Colorado River conference Nevada Current Colorado River December 15, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Half a year ago, seven western states missed a federal deadline to deliver a basin-wide...
