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.
Colorado OKs drinking treated wastewater; now to convince the public it’s a good idea
Colorado joins three other states in approving a new rule that clears the way for drinking treated wastewater.
Courtroom battle could lead to limits on fluoridation of drinking water
A trial underway in San Francisco could spell the beginning of the end of water fluoridation in America, potentially affecting drinking water for hundreds of millions of people.
Once ‘paradise,’ parched Colorado valley grapples with arsenic in water
Decades of climate change-driven drought, combined with the overpumping of aquifers, is making the valley desperately dry — and appears to be intensifying the levels of heavy metals in drinking water.
Praying for rain
The Zuni tribe's homeland is one of the most parched sections of the country. The tribe has already declared three drought emergencies in the last 15 years. Will it survive the next one?
Polis signs five major water bills into law: instream flows, anti-speculating, and more
Colorado enacted five major pieces of water legislation, including providing more water for environmental flows and studying how to limit water speculation.
Potable water needs in southeastern Colorado persist despite Trump veto
For the last two years, Robin Daigle has had to boil her tap water before pouring it in ice cube trays.
She boils tap water if she needs it to...
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.
Paddling the Green River to report on Western water issues – Water Buffs Podcast...
Journalist Heather Hansman floated the Green River to explore water issues in the American West, then wrote a fascinating book about her journey.
Rafting season ready to launch, but COVID-19 worries running high
Colorado’s virus-related restrictions are forcing commercial rafting companies to create social distance on unruly rivers and face the potential for smaller crowds.