Colorado River Users Expect Biden to Put Focus on Climate Change
Nov 18, 2020 -
The incoming Biden administration will lead efforts to craft a new water-management regime for the seven-state Colorado River Basin, and people involved in the process expect any changes to... Western Slope water woes likely to continue
Nov 18, 2020 -
Garfield County is on track to endure one of its worst droughts since 2002, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist. District plan offers ideas for spending on water projects after tax passage
Nov 12, 2020 -
As the Colorado River District looks to quickly put newly approved tax revenues to work on Western Slope projects, an implementation plan offers some examples of the kind of... Local Motion: Drought Impacts to Western Slope Producers
Nov 11, 2020 -
KVNF discusses the impacts of continuous hot and dry weather in Western Colorado with Reagan Waskom, Director, Colorado Water Institute, Colorado State University, Harrison Topp, Topp Fruits, Kate Greenberg, Colorado Commissioner of... Wildfires Emerge as Threat to Water Quantity Across Parched West
Nov 10, 2020 -
As the largest wildfire in Colorado history spread beyond 200,000 acres, Mark Kempton began to worry it would incinerate so much of the Fort Collins watershed that the city... The Colorado Climate Voter’s Guide To The 2020 Election Results
Nov 08, 2020 -
After days of uncertainty and delayed counting, Joe Biden was elected the 46th president of the United States on Saturday — a historic vote that will likely have profound effects on... What the Biden victory means for our rivers and clean water
Nov 07, 2020 -
One of my favorite quotes is from Leonardo da Vinci, “In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that... The high cost of climate change is already straining the budgets of Colorado towns
Nov 06, 2020 -
The Grizzly Creek fire still is smoldering, but Glenwood Springs is already contemplating the challenges it will leave behind: severe damage to the forest drainages the Western Slope city... Millions in new taxes approved for West Slope, Front Range water districts
Nov 04, 2020 -
Water won big in Colorado on Election Day as voters in two multi-county districts approved property tax increases to fund water projects and programs. St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District tax increase carrying with swell of Boulder County support
Nov 04, 2020 -
A tax increase to support the St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District appears poised to pass, carried by the support of Boulder County voters. The St. Vrain... Colorado River District Issue 7A: Voters overwhelmingly pass River District tax hike
Nov 03, 2020 -
Western Slope voters have overwhelmingly passed a proposal by the Colorado River Water Conservation District to raise property taxes across its 15-county region. Are Colorado homeowners stalling out on conservation?
Nov 01, 2020 -
The summer days of 2019 in Castle Rock were hot and endless. School teacher Kirsten Schuman, pregnant with her second child, wearily watered her suburban yard only to see... Weak 2020 water year comes to a close
Oct 22, 2020 -
The blizzards of January and February seem like distant dreams to Colorado water managers. What started as a promising year for water supply — with above-average snowpack as of... Wildfire in Our Watersheds
Oct 22, 2020 -
Colorado is in the midst of prime wildfire season. Wildfires have gripped Colorado for much of the summer and they continue to burn—with both historic size and force into... Americans See Urgent Need to Protect Water Amidst Climate Change in New Walton Family Foundation Poll
Oct 21, 2020 -
A poll released today by the Walton Family Foundation reveals almost universal agreement among Americans that the nation needs to take immediate action on protecting water and addressing climate...