Water

Local News

Lower Dolores River gets impaired status

Colorado Department of Health cites high water temperature

March 2, 2016

Local News

Storm clears on Colorado rain-barrel bill

Passes through House with widespread support

March 1, 2016

Local News

Mancos working to upgrade water system for $530,600

Town is granted more than $150,000, has applied for $265,000

February 11, 2016

Local News

Control of water rights left to ski resorts

How does ski industry’s control of water affect management of public lands?

February 3, 2016

Local News

Snowpack increases in last winter’s driest regions

Precipitation helps, but deficit will be hard to overcome

February 3, 2016

Local News

Habitat owners in Durango file suit over fish die-off

Wildlife Habitat blames oil and gas companies

January 28, 2016

Local News

Gold King Mine spill legislation drowns in Colorado Legislature

Measure sought to make it easier to sue federal government

January 28, 2016

Local News

Senate fails to overturn presidential veto of water rule resolution

Colorado senator vows to fight

January 25, 2016

Local News

Mountain snows that feed Colorado River look good so far

The Colorado River as it flows past the Never Summer Mountains in Rocky Mountain National Park near the town of…

January 22, 2016

Local News

Rain barrel proposal drizzles down on Colorado Legislature

New attempt would allow Coloradans to collect roof water

January 21, 2016

Local News

Cloud seeding helps boost El Niño

Cloud-seeding supporters are hopeful efforts will fill aquifers and reservoirs

January 21, 2016

Local News

Western states below historic snowpack averages

At the start of December, Nevada and Idaho are the only Western states above their historic averages for snowpack

December 17, 2015

Local News

Disagreement between Colorado and EPA over Gold King Mine spill lingers

Federal agency continues to insist that the state played a role

December 10, 2015

Local News

Dolores River film explores water conflicts common in West

Competing demands on waterway with only so much to give

December 9, 2015

Local News

Silverton, San Juan County officials will pursue Superfund

With few options, town will engage Environmental Protection Agency

November 23, 2015

Local News

Metal sediment unlikely to dissolve

FLC professors plan research on effects on plants

November 17, 2015

Local News

Feds stand behind report that Colorado agreed to mine plan

State mine agency says no consent given before Gold King Mine spill

November 17, 2015

Local News

Independent report blames EPA for Gold King spill

Incident could have been prevented, was plagued by errors

October 26, 2015

Local News

Colorado’s U.S. senators back public lands bill

Colorado’s U.S. senators are joining a bipartisan effort to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, a Western land program…

October 26, 2015

Local News

Western Slope water interests fear transmountain diversion

Official: Plan isn’t policy yet

October 26, 2015

Business

Water treatment to begin

Leakage from mine network remains problem for Animas River

October 19, 2015

Business

EPA: Water for Navajos was OK

In this Aug. 18, 2015, photo, Joe Ben Jr., Shiprock Chapter House Farm Board representative, tests the water from tanks…

October 19, 2015

Business

$14 million spent on spill, EPA says

Internal document puts costs at $100,000 a day

October 19, 2015

Local News

Contractor named in second EPA mine spill

Different company than one blamed for Gold King Mine mishap

October 15, 2015