Aspen Journalism

Glenwood Springs received approval for a loan of up to $8 million from the state to upgrade its water system to deal with the impacts from the Grizzly Creek Fire.

Although snowpack in the mountains near Aspen is hovering above normal for this time of year, streamflows in the Roaring Fork River are predicted to be just 85% of normal for April.

Some Colorado water managers are asking what authority the federal government has in the upper basin and which water projects could be at risk.

Endangered fish in the Yampa River may benefit as coal-fired power stations close in the next 10 to 15 years.

Residents of Colorado's Pitkin County are reviving efforts to secure a Wild & Scenic designation on the Crystal River, but it won't be easy.

Diane Mitsch Bush, the Democratic candidate for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, pledged cooperation and Lauren Boebert, her Republican challenger, promised to fight — the Front Range, neighboring states and the federal government — to protect Western Slope water.

Pitkin County is warming, the number of frost-free days is increasing and snowpack is declining—all of which have myriad impacts on life in the Aspen area.

Colorado's Pitkin County is grappling with higher temperatures, declining streamflows and drier soils caused by climate change.

Wastewater can inform public health departments of new variants in the community, but the data collected is still inconclusive.

Craig officials and river enthusiasts are hoping a long-overlooked natural resource just south of town can help create economic resilience.