Colorado River

At Lake Powell, record low water levels reveal an ‘amazing silver lining’

May 25, 2023 3 0 Guest Contributor

The nation's second-largest reservoir has been shrinking as drought and steady demand strain the Colorado River. Lake Powell water levels are low, but canyons and ecosystems are emerging.

Features

Drought, Famine, Overpopulation, and a Lack of Water: What the Puebloans and the Colorado River Can Teach Us

April 19, 2023 Like 0 Austin Clinkenbeard

Examining Puebloan peoples’ responses to environmental change and growing agriculture can inform modern conservation efforts, but it still may not be enough.

Month in Review

Month in Review | March 2023

March 16, 2023 Like 0 Austin Clinkenbeard

Recapping some of the main events in Boulder County, Colorado, America, and the world all within the past month.

Online News

Water managers set criteria for conservation program participation

February 25, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Water managers in Western Colorado are helping to shape a water conservation program with policies they say are aimed at protecting water users.

Economy

Wall Street Sees Profits in Dropping Colorado River Levels

February 22, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

As Colorado River Basin states work to find ways to keep water flowing to meet the needs of more than 40 million people, Wall Street continues to invest in southwestern lands with water rights, hoping for big returns as this…

Month in Review

Month in Review | February 2023

February 17, 2023 Like 0 Austin Clinkenbeard

Recapping some of the main events north of the 104th, Boulder County, and the surrounding area all within the past month.

Online News

Upper Colorado River officials release details of water savings program

December 13, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Upper Colorado River basin officials have released details of a conservation program that would pay water users to reduce their use of Colorado River water, with the goal of implementing it as soon as this summer. “Anyone who is proposing…

Press Releases

#StopUintaBasinRailway Day of Action Kickoff & Training

November 8, 2022 1 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…

Online News

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…

Online News

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…