21+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1037+ words) Deadly flooding at the Grand Canyon is damaging the area’s economy, with a washed-out pipeline severing the South Rim’s water supply and shutting down lodging at the popular tourist vista for an indefinite period. The national park remained open Sept....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (320+ words) A ballot initiative that would require all ballot measures to be written at no higher than an eighth-grade reading level has qualified for the November ballot, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. The measure, backed by the group…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (290+ words) The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office says a system update accidentally lifted protections on confidential voter records, exposing dozens of voters’ personal information. The breach went unnoticed for roughly 10 days before officials discovered it, after which the Secretary of State’s…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (272+ words) The state of Nevada on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, seeking to block the Colorado River management plan. On Friday, Burgum released a “record of decision” that would reduce water allocations to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1032+ words) LIVINGSTON — Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to lethal levels for fish. Wildlife officials are banning fishing during certain hours on rivers and streams across the U.S. West, following an exceptionally…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (901+ words) Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert used her brief Wednesday appearance at Colorado Water Congress to tout her record on delivering water projects for the state and her district. Boebert, who is running for her second term representing Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, which…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1130+ words) In the past 10 days, both Lake Mead on the Arizona-Nevada border and Lake Powell roughly 300 miles northeast on the Utah-Arizona line have recorded their lowest water levels since the reservoirs were first filled. Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (934+ words) In the past 10 days, both Lake Mead, on the Arizona-Nevada border and Lake Powell, roughly 300 miles northeast on the Utah-Arizona line, have recorded their lowest water levels since the reservoirs were first filled. Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, supplying…...

4+ week, 20+ hour ago   (933+ words) BOULDER CITY — Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, another sign of the crisis plaguing the Colorado River system. Water levels at the reservoir,…...