Geography

Colorado's legislature has authorized a study of the state's anti-speculation laws

A statewide public effort to determine whether Coloradans should engage in perhaps the biggest water conservation program in state history enters its second year of study this summer, but the complex, collaborative effort on the Colorado River has a long way to go before the state and its water users can make a go/no-go decision, officials said.

This page features aerial photos of Theodore Roosevelt Lake and Theodore Roosevelt Dam, along the Salt River east of Phoenix. Roosevelt Dam, which rises 357 feet, was the first structure completed as a part of...

A greenhouse in Colorado is using 95 percent less water to grow food compared to traditional agricultural practices.

This page in our free multimedia library features photos of the Rio Grande Gorge, near Taos, N.M. The Rio Grande Gorge, a striking canyon of volcanic basalt up to 800...

This page features drone-captured imagery of the Blue River, north of Silverthorne, Colorado. A tributary of the Colorado River, the Blue River runs for 65 miles and offers Gold...

The state’s fixation on oil and gas development threatens the Colorado River watershed.

Colorado’s water forecast, already strained by back-to-back drought years, is unlikely to brighten this fall and winter.

This page features ground-based and aerial photos of Lyman Reservoir, located in Lyman Lake State Park near Springerville, Arizona. By damming the Little Colorado River—a tributary to the Colorado River...

In the San Luis Valley, the ongoing megadrought and a record-low snowpack are draining groundwater and increasing its concentrations of toxic metals. There are few protections for residents drinking from private wells.