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Opinion: Colorado River Basin states could learn from what we developed in Australia
16+ hour, 38+ min ago (754+ words) No one should be surprised that Colorado River Basin states have struggled to renegotiate the Colorado River Compact. The compact's framework was drafted in 1922, back when Henry Ford was still selling Model T Fords. Developed to protect gold miners, the…...
River access in Colorado has been contentious for a half century. Legislators are still'stymied.
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (1457+ words) A river access advocacy group is splintered. Landowners are organized to protect a decades-old "float but don't touch" decree. And lawmakers, halfway through the legislative session, have yet to take up any bill that would" change that state's murky rules…...
The Colorado River is on the brink of possible forced water cuts. One thing is certain: There will be lawyers.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1821+ words) Under the rusty cliffs of Marble Canyon, the start of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, a nondescript river measurement gauge has been tracking the flow of the Colorado River for decades. It's a picturesque place, often filled with rafters and…...
Colorado lawmakers step in " again " to urge federal action on stalled tribal water access
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (973+ words) The Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Indian tribes have been pushing for the federal government to uphold its water-related responsibilities for years. Now, Colorado legislators are jumping back into the fight. Lawmakers in the Colorado House of Representatives unanimously…...
Feds plan to remove 1, 100 more wild horses from Colorado this summer, citing wildfires and drought
3+ week, 1+ day ago (641+ words) Federal land managers plan to round up and remove 14, 000 more wild horses from rangeland across the West this summer and fall, including 1, 111 in Colorado." The U. S. Bureau of Land Management's plans include three roundups in western Colorado "two of them using…...
New measles case reported in Weld County, Colorado's 12th of the year
3+ week, 5+ day ago (367+ words) Colorado on Wednesday reported its 12th measles case of the year, in a Weld County adult who was hospitalized but has since been released. The adult, who was unvaccinated, may have exposed others to measles during visits to a UCHealth emergency…...
Feds release draft report outlining management plans for Colorado River's future
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (718+ words) The Bureau of Reclamation on Friday released a draft of options for how to manage the Colorado River water supply for years to come " one that could break a logjam among states over the river's future. The federal agency, seven…...
Colorado River negotiators stumble past federal deadline without joint agreement
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (407+ words) The Colorado River states are still divided " so much so that they could not reach a broad agreement on how to manage the river by their federal deadline." The Department of the Interior gave seven Western states, including Colorado, until…...
At the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, inspiration for the water-stressed West
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (1635+ words) The American West is the driest it's been in a thousand years. But the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver has never felt wetter. In September, MCA Denver opened the five-month exhibition "Water, Water on the Wall, You're the Fairest of…...
What's holding up the Colorado River negotiations? Experts break down the sticking points.
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1458+ words) Seven states in the Colorado River Basin are days away from a Nov. 11 deadline to hash out a rough idea of how the water supply for 40 million people will be managed starting in fall 2026. And they're still at loggerheads over…...