After initial failure, new effort could bring green hydrogen pilot project to Yampa River...
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming form a partnership to compete for the financing of new hydrogen hubs.
Photos: Grand Canyon rafting, fall 2019
This page features photos of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park during a rafting trip in fall 2019.
The Colorado River carved the...
Crop in the crosshairs
The federal government is trying to save the water supply for 40 million Americans. It has released three possible plans to protect the Colorado...
How much runoff comes from the West’s snowpack?
Snowmelt dominates many Western rivers, but climate change will reduce that contribution as raindrops replace snowflakes.
As pressure to regulate Yampa River continues, locals raise cash to aid compliance effort
Nearly one year after the state ordered Yampa River water users to begin measuring their diversions from the iconic river, local community groups have raised more than $200,000 to help cash-strapped ranchers and others install the devices needed to comply with the law.
Pitkin County launches project to restore ancient wetland at North Star Preserve near Aspen
A fen-restoration project aims to enhance the wetland’s ability to provide habitat, store and filter groundwater, and sequester carbon.
Photos: Salton Sea aerials, October 2018
This page features aerial imagery of the Salton Sea in Southern California.
The Salton Sea is a shallow, highly saline lake bordering southern California’s Imperial...
Homestake Reservoir release proves tricky to track
Front Range water providers released water downstream to test how to get it to the state line in the event of a Colorado River Compact call.
Depositions delve into state engineers’ questions on proposed White River reservoir
As its trial date in water court approaches, hundreds of pages of depositions obtained by Aspen Journalism reveal state engineers’ sticking points regarding a proposed reservoir project they oppose in northwest Colorado.
Forest Service flooded with comments opposing Whitney Reservoir, drilling
The vast majority of comments received by the agency opposed the proposed dam and reservoir in Western Colorado.












