Issues

The U.S. Forest Service approved an application from the cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs for geotechnical drilling in the Homestake Valley, one of the first steps toward building a new dam and reservoir on Homestake Creek.

Grand County officials are searching for ways to prevent harmful algae blooms and weed growth in Grand Lake.

Picuris Pueblo says its water has been stolen and shunted over a mountain to the Mora Valley — where irrigators claim rights to it, too.

The Yampa Valley’s existing coal-fired plants have strong water portfolios that could be used to create green hydrogen or another storage technology called molten salt.

Scientists use machine learning and hand-collected data to better predict snowfall and storm impacts

The crisis on the Colorado River is not waiting for the state of Colorado to develop a program to avoid water shortages.

As the Southwest faces rapid growth and unrelenting drought, the Colorado River is in crisis, with too many demands on its diminishing flow. Now those who depend on the river must confront the hard reality that their supply of Colorado water may be cut off.

Water conservation in California’s southern desert is causing an environmental disaster as the Salton Sea quickly shrinks.

Drought in the West persists, but the increase in snowpack will likely allow for a significant recovery in reservoirs and soil moisture.

State lawmakers sought to cut $3.3 billion from water programs to compensate for one of the largest deficits in its history.