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#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…

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Colorado water users, environmentalists brace for changes as EPA, Supreme Court weigh wetland rules

November 5, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

The U.S. Supreme Court could issue a new ruling as early as January as the EPA prepares to finalize its own new regulations later this year.

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Innovative Climate & Land Regeneration Project Begins at Drylands Agroecology Research

November 1, 2022 1 0 Guest Contributor

Last month, Drylands Agroecology Research broke ground on an innovative land regeneration project at Yellow Barn Farm in Longmont, Colorado that will restore 60 acres of degraded, desertifying terrain back to lush and fruitful agricultural land without irrigation.

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The 8th Congressional District: Can a pediatrician beat an anti-abortion extremist to become the first Latina elected to Congress from Colorado? | Community Corner

October 21, 2022 1 0 Sara Loflin

Dr. Yadira Caraveo, a pediatrician and current state representative, is breaking new ground in Colorado’s new Eighth Congressional District. If elected, Caraveo will be the first Latina to hold federal office from Colorado. Caraveo has spent the last 4 years…

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Month in Review | September 2022

September 29, 2022 Like 0 Thomas Rutherford

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…