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        Data viz: surveying Colorado River Basin maps

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    Quarry in Marble facing scrutiny from federal, state regulators in wake of diesel spill

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    The operator of Marble’s famed Yule quarry, is facing scrutiny and possible penalties from federal and state regulators after an October diesel spill that shut down operations for nearly two months.

    Western Colorado water purchases stir up worries about the future of farming

    Cash Flows – KUNC and Aspen Journalism -
    Part of a series by Aspen Journalism, KUNC, KJZZ and The Nevada Independent exploring how investors are banking on the West’s water scarcity.

    A dry subject: how scientists map drought conditions

    Greg Ramirez -
    Scientists have a variety of measures of drought, but some are starting to use the term "aridification" to describe the long-term drying of the Southwest.

    Degrees of warming: Rising temperatures, shorter winters and a declining snowpack are impacting Aspen’s...

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    Pitkin County is warming, the number of frost-free days is increasing and snowpack is declining—all of which have myriad impacts on life in the Aspen area.

    Major South Platte River basin project would maximize reuse of Western Slope water, report...

    Aspen Journalism -
    A multibillion-dollar reservoir and pipeline project may one day pull more than 50,000 acre-feet of water per year from the South Platte River.
    Streets are empty in Central City, with casinos shuttered and hundreds of workers laid off. The pandemic is bad news for the state's new sports-betting tax, which was to have helped fund the Colorado Water Plan. April 21, 2020. Credit: Jerd Smith

    New gambling tax revenue forecasts in free fall; cash for water plan in limbo

    Fresh Water News -
    It’s hard to generate money from a sports-betting tax when COVID-19 has removed athletes from the fields, courts and stadiums where they normally play.

    Meet the veteran insider who’s shepherding Gov. Newsom’s plan to bring climate resilience to...

    Western Water -
    Former journalist Nancy Vogel explains how the draft California Water Resilience Portfolio came together and why it’s expected to guide future state decisions

    Crystal River Ranch near Carbondale seeks to preserve water rights tied to potential dams,...

    Aspen Journalism -
    Are junior water rights to an oversubscribed river enough to justify two reservoirs on a farm? One Colorado rancher is about to find out.
    Gross Dam aerial. Photo by Mitch Tobin

    Photos: Gross Reservoir aerials, May 2019

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    This photo gallery features images shot during a Lighthawk aerial photo flight over Gross Dam and Reservoir, west of Boulder.

    As wildfires grow more intense, California water managers are learning to rewrite their emergency...

    Western Water -
    Agencies share lessons learned as they recover from fires that destroyed facilities, contaminated supplies and devastated their customers
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