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Feds ask Colorado River official to resign, leaving another leadership gap during “existential time” for the river
Federal officials asked the Upper Colorado River Commission's federal chair to resign as the Trump administrations replaces key leaders.
Snowpack in the Rockies is lagging well below average. Colorado River forecasters still see hope on the horizon.
The Colorado River relies heavily on snowpack in the Upper Basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — that melts ...
Utah’s water efficiency push may help farms more than the Colorado River
Using water more efficiently in agriculture has many benefits. But bolstering the Colorado River may not be one of them.
Colorado snowpack, after a dry January, is near normal in north — and dismal in some places
A dry January across Colorado and the rest of the Rocky Mountain West has created a dichotomy of water haves and have-nots across the region. Snowpack across Colorado ranges from close to normal ...
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The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
Of all the challenges facing the Colorado River, there’s at least one that all stakeholders are working on collaboratively, ...
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Colorado biologists caught 3 rare Colorado pikeminnows. What does that mean for the future of this critically endangered fish?
Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists were conducting a routine fish survey on the Colorado River when they made an ...
Daily Herald13d
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources secures $37.2 million in federal grants for habitat restoration
In a major boost for Utah’s fish and wildlife, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has been awarded up to $37.2 million ...
Lake Mead: Colorado Snowpack Adds to Water Woes
Latest estimates place the Upper Colorado River Basin snowpack at just 83 percent of the historic median for this time of year.
Despite Trump’s anti-public lands stance, Colorado advocates still hope to protect Dolores River canyonlands
Members of the “Protect the Dolores” coalition had hoped former President Joe Biden would designate the rugged canyonlands ...
Arizona Daily Sun13d
Colorado River’s 'essential' conservation program, now lapsed, faces Trump spending freeze. Can lawmakers bring it back?
An “essential” Colorado River water conservation program faces dual threats as the new Trump administration attempts to ...
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The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
Since 1974, the seven Colorado River basin states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — have coordinated efforts to implement salinity control in the waterway ...