Colorado River

#StopUintaBasinRailway Day of Action Kickoff & Training

November 8, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Join us to get involved in the #StopUintaBasinRailway Day of Action and advocate against a potential disaster for environmental justice and the climate! The training on November 10th will prepare participants for the Day of Action that will take place on…

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Tribal breakthrough? Four states, six tribes announce first formal talks on Colorado River negotiating authority

September 26, 2022 2 0 Guest Contributor

Colorado and three other Upper Colorado River Basin states have, for the first time in history, embarked on a series of formal meetings to find a way to negotiate jointly with some of the largest owners of Colorado River water…

Climate Change

Don’t call it a ‘drought’: Climate scientist Brad Udall views Colorado River crisis as the beginning of aridification

September 8, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

The generous monsoon season along the Upper Basin of the Colorado River has been a relief to those who remember recent summers suffocated by wildfire smoke in the American West. But according to Brad Udall, senior water and climate research…

Climate Change

Business as usual for the Colorado River

August 29, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

What's become clear is that the Lower Basin state cannot rely on stored water in Lake Powell and Lake Mead for much longer. As the can gets kicked further down the road, drastic cuts will be necessary. They will be…

Climate Change

Ditches are a vanishing paradise

August 29, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

In the arid West, there's nothing more fun for kids and walkers than a ditch. Thousands of ditches diverted from rivers create ribbons of green life throughout the region. But as the climate becomes drier, ditches are disappearing, and the…

Climate Change

The Colorado River has come alive even as it ebbs

August 23, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Water expert Char Miller says the Colorado River's delta with Mexico has slowly been coming back to life, but he worries that with more water needed to prop up Mead and Powell reservoirs, the delta will again dry up, harming…

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West Slope water managers ask: What authority do the feds have? Projects with Reclamation ties could be at risk.

August 18, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

As the deadline approaches for the seven Colorado River basin states to come up with a plan to conserve water, some Colorado water managers are asking what authority the federal government has in the upper basin and which water projects…

Features

The Coming War for Water: Is Colorado’s Plan for the Lifeblood of Life… Smart?

April 27, 2021 Like 0 De La Vaca

The current water issues are manifold, and it is more apparent every day that a water war is coming: we’re running out of water and, while there is hope on the horizon, the politicians that are supposed to be protecting…

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The Bolder Life: Happiness Is…

August 16, 2012 Like 0 Tyra Sutak

Some people find happiness at the bottom of a giant bowl of triple fudge ice cream. Others define happiness by the amount of extra zeros on their paycheck. For me, happiness…

Outdoors

Goin’ Fishing

May 14, 2012 Like 0 Allison Perry

If you’ve been reading this column, you know skiing has been my world since the day A-Basin opened and I devoted every free second of my life to making turns. Consequently, I spent an inordinate amount of time crashing on…