1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1688+ words) Where Colorado will find the water it needs to thrive is a more urgent question than ever amid historic drought, undeniable climate change and unprecedented interstate conflicts over limited river supplies. The Colorado Sun is embarking on a solutions journalism…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (591+ words) The following excerpt has been adapted from “Borderlands: My Fight for an Inclusive America.” With midterms approaching and 2028 already on the horizon, now is the moment to build a new blueprint for American life — one that confronts the chaos at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (590+ words) GRAND LAKE — The future of the Colorado River, which provides water to communities across Colorado, is more clear — at least for the next two years. Now, downstream states will bear the brunt of those mandatory water cuts, totalling 1.25 million acre-feet,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (683+ words) Denver Water is throwing its weight behind a proposed ballot initiative that would ask voters to redirect a portion of state sales tax revenue on sleeping bags, hiking boots and skis to help fight wildfires, reduce risk of additional blazes,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (496+ words) Just like in a Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel, Justice Ramos was given a name that intertwines with his destiny. The 29-year-old grew up in Cortez to a mom who spent her childhood on the Navajo reservation, in the town of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1019+ words) Just like in a Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel, Justice Ramos was given a name that intertwines with his destiny. The 29-year-old grew up in Cortez to a mom who spent her childhood on the Navajo reservation, in the town of…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (626+ words) Wildfire guides: How to prepare | Recreation: Know before you go A helicopter dispatched to rescue five federal firefighters trapped by a rapidly growing wildfire in western Colorado was unable to land because of heavy smoke, according to a preliminary federal…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1756+ words) Colorado water officials knew that they and the three other Upper Basin states would likely be asked to conserve Colorado River water under a new plan spanning the next decade. Now they know the target amount: up to 200,000 acre-feet, or…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1234+ words) Max Wilson, like water managers around the Colorado River Basin, spent Monday waiting for a new federal report outlining the river’s future — and future water cuts. He watched the federal website where the report would be published, which appeared to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (339+ words) Wildfire guides: How to prepare | Recreation: Know before you go A firefighter who was injured June 27 while fighting the Knowles fire in western Colorado has died, the Department of the Interior announced Saturday morning. Nathan Matthews, 43, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died…...