Perry Cabot is teaming up with researchers around the country to experiment with AI algorithms that could reshape modern irrigation systems.
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Federal appeals court derails Uinta Basin Railway plan to send billions more gallons of Utah crude through Colorado
The decision directs the Surface Transportation Board to redo its review and consider potential threats the railway poses to the Colorado River and communities far down the line
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Western states will not lose as much Colorado River water in 2024, despite long-term challenges
A wetter winter and conservation measures have helped improve the Colorado River’s health a bit this summer, but experts warn a drier future is ahead
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40 million people share the shrinking Colorado River. Here’s how that water gets divvied up.
Everything you wanted to know about the Colorado River but were afraid to ask.
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Early closure of Pueblo coal plant could force Xcel customers to pay up to $89M for water it doesn’t need
Customers of the state’s largest utility also are responsible for debt service on $27 million spent on never used southeastern Colorado ditch rights
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Why is Lake Powell so important to the Colorado River? Here’s what you need to know.
The massive lake acts like a savings bank for water users, but the account balance is low enough to make officials from across the West nervous
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Insects are in dramatic decline in Colorado, 35-year-long study reveals
62% fewer insects were trapped in a pristine meadow near Gothic, a loss correlated with less winter snowfall, less summer rain and warmer temperatures
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Tiniest “little gals” of the bee world seem to be holding their own in a warming world, Colorado research shows
Pollinators are in decline worldwide, but the smallest bees seem to be more resilient, continuing their crucial work even as climate changes
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Heat from global warming is drying up the Colorado River, UCLA says
It’s not just drought impacting the snowpack, researchers say. Higher Western temperatures are sucking vital water from the seven-state basin.
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How one family is carrying on generations-long ecological research near Crested Butte
The overlapping career paths of David Inouye, his son Brian Inouye and daughter-in-law Nora Underwood have them all “outside looking at stuff” at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory