ASPEN JOURNALISM: Upper Basin states propose MOU with U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Aspen Journalism Colorado River August 13, 2024‘Provisional accounting’ to understand how much water would be conserved By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado River water managers are...
USBR: Advancing Water Management: Installation of eddy covariance stations in the Upper Colorado Basin Maven Colorado River July 31, 2024From the Bureau of Reclamation: Federal funding for Drought Contingency Plan-related activities in the Upper Colorado Basin is coming to...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River officials propose tracking conserved water Aspen Journalism Colorado River June 28, 2024Upper basin water managers exploring how to protect water in Lake Powell By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers in...
STATELINE: Problems with Glen Canyon Dam could jeopardize water flowing to Western states Stateline Colorado River April 17, 2024Environmental groups are calling it ‘the most urgent water problem’ for the Colorado River and the 40 million people who...
CAL MATTERS: California agrees to long-term cuts of Colorado River water Cal Matters Colorado River March 7, 2024California, Arizona and Nevada would cut their allocations about 20% when reservoir levels drop. But other states have their own...
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...
USGS: New study demonstrates how climate and irrigation influence salinity of waters in the Upper Colorado Basin USGS Colorado River February 13, 2024From the USGS: A newly published study from the U.S. Geological Survey explains how salinity in the Upper Colorado River...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Study finds that livestock growers need more compensation for water conservation Aspen Journalism Colorado River December 8, 2023Costs of buying hay high in extreme drought year of 2020 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The results of a...
GRIST: Deprived of Colorado River water, an oil company’s plans to mine in Utah may have dried up Grist Colorado River September 19, 2023An Estonian oil company planned to produce enough oil in 30 years to spew the equivalent of carbon emissions from...
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: Colorado River commission reviews lessons learned from water conservation program Aspen Journalism Colorado River August 30, 2023Changes to pricing, timing contemplated for potential 2024 reboot By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Cassie Cerise lives on her family’s...
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...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: States come up with plan to save Colorado River water Courthouse News Service Colorado River January 31, 2023With the ongoing drought, the outlook for Colorado River is bleak unless huge reductions can be made. By Bob Leal,...
