Upper Basin states lay out plan to help the Colorado River, but say Lower Basin needs to chip in more
Letter: ‘Efforts to protect critical reservoir elevations must include significant actions focused downstream of Lake Powell’
Environment
Southwest Colorado a playground for research scientists
Landscape diversity invites study of desert groundwater, alpine permafrost and prehistoric wildfires
Colorado attorney general vows to protect abortion access, gun laws
Phil Weiser calls U.S. Supreme Court term ‘adventuresome,’ ‘aggressive’ and ‘destabilizing’
Utah crude trains could roll through Colorado after Forest Service denies objections
New railroad would connect northeast Utah oil fields with the national rail network to transport crude to Gulf Coast refineries
Water falls to extremely low levels at Lake Mead amid drought
Reservoir is now below 30% of capacity
A San Luis Valley farm stops growing food to save a shrinking water supply
Proposed conservation deal on 1,800 acres might be first of its kind in the country
After U.S. Supreme Court decision, some Colorado leaders see urgency in addressing climate change
Federal, state action needed to implement policies
Baby elk caught behind fence prompts little action south of Durango
Wildlife officials say leaving animals like the one on County Road 220 alone is often best option
Supreme Court decision may slow transition to cleaner energy
Court limits EPA’s authority to regulate power plant emissions
Official: Colorado River cuts should be made by Arizona, Nevada and California
States have two months to drastically reduce water use or face federal intervention
Agencies map weeds to tackle roots of the problem
La Plata County, San Juan National Forest turn to GIS to slow the spread
June rains top monthly normals in Southwest Colorado
Moisture improves fire and rafting conditions, could signal early start to monsoon
Could prescribed burns curb the health impacts of wildfires?
Controlled fire seen as a tool to mitigate some of the harm, report says
Five tribes sign agreement to preserve Bears Ears National Monument
Agreement means tribes and BLM will work together to determine land use and long-term goals
‘It’s our new cash crop’: A land rush for renewable energy is transforming the Eastern Plains
A race to meet Colorado climate goals has led to a flurry of wind and solar activity
Colorado readies e-bike program with $12 million in new funding
State officials want to make sure shops have stock
Smoke, dust darken Durango skies
Fires burning in Arizona linked to Monday’s haze in Southwest Colorado
Colorado wolf attacks continue; rancher fights for compensation, and hazing fails
Walden rancher says he’s lost three calves. He’s tried wild burros, fox lights, flags and cracker shells
Animas River water quality is improving in Durango, study shows
Upgrades to city’s treatment plant benefit aquatic life, recreation
How cities in the West have water amid drought
Misha McBride looks at a formerly sunken boat now on cracked earth hundreds of feet from what is the shoreline on Lake Mead on May 9 at the Lake Mead…