Long-distance water
There’s desperation in the desert – for communities that could run out of water if the Colorado River keeps shrinking from overuse and climate change. Many are now looking...
New law strengthens historical agricultural water uses
A new bill seeks to resolve the debate over how ranchers and other water users can maintain their historical water use when dry conditions trigger cutbacks.
Homestake hike highlights uncertainties with proposed reservoir project
A project in the Upper Eagle River watershed proposes to send water from the Colorado River basin to the fast-growing Front Range.
State inspections lag for New Mexico’s primary drinking water source
New Mexico is behind in water inspections for the third year in a row, leaving water quality in question.
These hay fields may know something we don’t: how to save the Colorado River
A $1 million science experiment on Colorado hay fields is backed by powerful water groups, farm interests, and environmentalists.
Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
These chemicals are everywhere. They last forever. They’re expensive to get rid of. And many Californians don’t even know they’re drinking them.
Heading to the lake? Colorado trying new tools, including P-Free lawns, to combat toxic...
Colorado water officials hope to combat algae blooms caused by rising temperatures and an increased use of phosphorus-laced lawn fertilizers.
Stream restoration bill watered down
A bill making it easier for stream-restoration projects to take place has been gutted after stakeholders couldn’t reach an agreement.
New website offers advice on drone photography
dronereporters.org offers practical guidance for journalists using drones in visual storytelling
Thirsty future for American West, as “megadrought” grips some of the fastest-growing U.S. cities
By Alexandra Tempus, Fair Warning
In 2002, Utah was reeling from four years of dry conditions that turned the state “into a parched tinderbox,’’ as the Associated Press reported at...