Issues

Water utilities initiated emergency action plans, asking hundreds of employees to work from home to limit the virus’ spread and to help protect the workers needed to operate water treatment and delivery systems.

Cloud seeding disperses dust-sized silver iodide particles into clouds so that ice crystals can form on those particles and fall to the ground as snow.

This year, tribal nations enter negotiations over Colorado River water.

With population growth around Denver prompting fierce competition for water, investors want to import a new supply from the San Luis Valley, but many farmers and ranchers who depend on that water are opposed to the plan.

Farm water is critical to Colorado’s effort to balance a growing population with a water system stressed by drought and climate change.

The move is meant to help humpback chub, bonytail, razorback sucker and Colorado pikeminnow in an often-depleted section of the Colorado River.

It's unclear whether a new law could improve water quality in the Eagle River Village park, but legislators want to pressure owners to do more.

Residents of a mobile home park in Edwards say their well water tastes, looks and smells bad.

Two new books provide insights into the willful ignorance that lead to the West’s water woes.

A new book looks at the Golden State’s history to understand its current water crisis.