Colorado’s need for more affordable housing is on a collision course with the state’s limited water supply. Buena Vista is testing out a new way to link water, housing and community values.
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Grand Lake advocates want Colorado lawmakers to endorse restoration as lake’s clarity deteriorates
The local group is in a bureaucratic stalemate concerning the federal Colorado-Big Thompson Project, which moves water under the Continental Divide to Front Range communities
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Colorado faces a water-stressed future. Here’s how the state uses its existing supply.
Colorado’s cities, industries and farms will face increasing water shortages as temperatures climb and depending on how the state responds.
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Tests find more Colorado towns’ drinking water is contaminated with “forever chemicals”
Aurora, Thornton, Keystone area say they are altering sources, filtering or preparing treatment plants to fight the PFAS threat
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Colorado, other states are at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after U.S. Supreme Court slashed federal rules
For decades, federal court battles have pitted environmentalists who want the Clean Water Act to protect more wetlands against industries seeking regulatory rollbacks
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Was the leading Colorado River conservation program a flop? Officials say no, but it wasn’t perfect either.
As the postmortem begins, Colorado River officials and water users say the program should continue even as they wonder if it had enough bang for the buck.
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Colorado River Basin states stake out positions on the future of Mead, Powell reservoirs
Basin states continue to disagree on how to change the reservoirs’ operations, but they do agree that the current rules don’t work.
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Colorado’s top water agency hires Lauren Ris as its new director, ready today to face formidable challenges
Ris will lead the Colorado Water Conservation Board in addressing critical water supply, quality issues statewide.
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Are Colorado’s summer toxic algae blooms getting worse? Here’s what to know.
So far, 2023 is on par with previous years and not a disaster, but climate change will indeed make the water toxins worse
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What could make water use on farms more efficient? Artificial intelligence, according to one researcher.
Perry Cabot is teaming up with researchers around the country to experiment with AI algorithms that could reshape modern irrigation systems.