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,...
NEVADA CURRENT: Waiting for California: 6 Colorado River states reach agreement even as 7th still on sidelines Nevada Current Colorado River January 31, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Six Western states along the Colorado River have reached a tentative agreement to cut back...
NEVADA CURRENT: Water managers across drought-stricken West agree on one thing: ‘This is going to be painful’ Nevada Current Colorado River December 19, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t have a crystal ball, but rapidly receding reservoirs...
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...
THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Announces Actions to Protect Colorado River System, Sets 2023 Operating Conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River August 16, 2022From the Department of the Interior: As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact communities across the West, the Department...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds to take water from Wyoming to bolster Lake Powell Courthouse News Service Colorado River May 3, 2022Akin to robbing Peter to pay Paul, the feds say the influx of water into Lake Powell is necessary to...
NEVADA CURRENT: Utah water pipeline proposal premised on faulty population estimates, critics say Nevada Current Colorado River March 11, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current As the battle over a planned groundwater pipeline near the Utah-Nevada border continues, conservation groups...
USGS: Groundwater flow to Colorado River may decline by a third over the next 30 years USGS Colorado River October 28, 2021First model of “Baseflow” reflects possible climate change By the USGS: A new study projects that a hot and dry...
