Colorado squeezing water from urban landscapes
Pace of transition has accelerated, deepened and broadened
What happens when a rural area’s only well is contaminated?
As California’s new requirements for forever chemicals kick in, small providers in remote towns struggle to clean up their water.
States, Congress, Trump okay $156M to extend innovative Platte River recovery program
After a year of anxious waiting, scientists and researchers who’ve helped build one of the most successful species recovery programs in the nation have gotten a 13-year extension to finish their work.
Cloud seeding study validates ski industry staple
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.
Streamflow forecast down for Roaring Fork despite above-normal snowpack
Although snowpack in the mountains near Aspen is hovering above normal for this time of year, streamflows in the Roaring Fork River are predicted to be just 85% of normal for April.
Fearing ‘catastrophic impacts’ from water cuts, Nevada sues feds over Colorado River plan
Nevada is the first state to sue over the Trump administration’s 10-year strategy for how to stabilize use of the Colorado River.
Running out of water and time: How unprepared is California for 2021’s drought?
The most acute problem, experts say, is the lack of controls on groundwater pumping.
Wildfires and wetlands
Residents in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, see first-hand how wildfires can damage wetlands and watersheds vitally important to their water supply. Jerd Smith reports for...
Unsafe yield
Severe drought, dead wells and political division push Arizona steadily closer to water supply peril.
Water released from Elkhead Reservoir lifts call on Yampa River
The second-ever call on the Yampa River was lifted after water providers announced an Elkhead Reservoir water release to support irrigators and endangered fish.