Overlooked Army Corps rulemaking would shrink federal stream protections
Conservation groups and state regulators are alarmed by proposed changes to nationwide permits that authorize construction across streams and wetlands.
Degrees of warming: How a hotter, thirstier atmosphere wreaks havoc on water supplies in...
Colorado's Pitkin County is grappling with higher temperatures, declining streamflows and drier soils caused by climate change.
Study finds small number of jobs lost under demand-management program
A recent study of a Colorado demand-management program found that the benefits would be comparable to the negative secondary impacts.
State officials set sights on ponds without water rights
Colorado officials say ponds without water rights throughout the region are depleting the Colorado River system.
Voters overwhelmingly pass Colorado River District tax hike
Western Slope voters have overwhelmingly passed a proposal by the Colorado River Water Conservation District to raise property taxes across its 15-county region.
Millions in new taxes approved for West Slope, Front Range water districts
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.
Who in the U.S. is in ‘plumbing poverty’? Mostly urban residents, study says
At least 1.1 million people in the United States do not have hot and cold running water in their house and a shower or tub for bathing.
Record number of mussel-contaminated watercraft intercepted in Colorado amid COVID-19 boating surge
Colorado inspectors intercepted a record number of watercraft showing signs of invasive mussel infestations as reservoirs saw boating surge during the pandemic.
High marks and worries on home water conservation: Is Colorado’s effort stalling?
A new analysis of residential water use by Fresh Water News shows Colorado's statewide savings from water conservation in recent years may have stalled out.
Why aren’t solar water heaters more popular in the U.S., even in solar-friendly states...
Despite widespread global success and huge opportunity for reducing fossil fuel demand, solar water heating is virtually unheard of in the U.S.