Conservation

Environment and recreation projects represented the largest slice of the pie at $6.6 million.

Earth Day offers a chance to highlight some Colorado projects and businesses that are moving the needle on water sustainability.

The Supreme Court is reevaluating the Clean Water Act's standards for wetland protection, which could affect the health of Colorado waterways.

A new study shows that sedimentation from the Colorado River means that Lake Powell's storage capacity is lower than previously believed.

Low levels and warming waters threaten to increase invasive species in the Colorado River.

Colorado could soon have a program that would pay property owners to get rid of one of the largest water uses for Western Slope water providers: grass.

Western Slope voters have overwhelmingly passed a proposal by the Colorado River Water Conservation District to raise property taxes across its 15-county region.

As climate change brings warmer weather, Westerners are looking for ways to protect the region’s rivers and streams. In a special report for the Water Desk, Jerd Smith of Fresh Water News explains a strategy for safeguarding Colorado’s Yampa River.

A new economic study suggests that a wide-scale water conservation program in Colorado could cost more than $120 million.

Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming may face requests for voluntary cutbacks in their use of Colorado River water next year.