The Colorado Sun

River users, landowners and lawmakers revive decades-long debate over river access in Colorado

Paddling groups hope legislation will provide clarity for boaters and private property owners over public access on Colorado ...

Here is one idea how to help save the Colorado River

The Colorado River is struggling and faces a shortfall that will forever shape the West. An easy enemy to blame is ...
Yahoo

Colorado River can't keep up with demand, a new study says, and needs immediate help

The Colorado River, a critical source of water for more than 40 million people across the West, is in dire health and its users should take immediate action to keep the system from possible collapse, ...
KPBS

Tribes launch commission to safeguard Chuckwalla National Monument

The vast desert landscape near the Salton Sea faces an uncertain future as the Trump administration weighs rolling back its ...
Times of San Diego

New report calls for policy changes with Colorado River ‘on the cusp of failure’

The Colorado River flows through Grand County, Colorado, on Oct. 23, 2023. A new report calls for states to plan for curtailments to water use as the river shrinks. (File photo by Alex Hager/KUNC) A ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Colorado River managers present plan to share water based on supply, not demand

The seven states that share the Colorado River are floating a new concept for how water could be shared in the future, marking forward progress after a long standoff between the Upper Basin and Lower ...
Summit County

For lawmakers, an afternoon float on the Colorado River reignites an age-old question: Who gets access to the state’s streams?

Sporting sandals, swim shorts and baseball caps — and hopefully plenty of sunscreen — a cohort of state lawmakers hopped aboard several rafts on a hot June day to talk policy as they floated the ...