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Colorado rafting team falls short in second attempt at speed record down the Grand Canyon
They finished in 37 hours, 55 minutes, missing the 34-hour, 2-minute record set by kayaker Ben Orkin in 2016.
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Colorado rafting team poised for second attempt at breaking speed record down Grand Canyon
By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
BLM, citing public ire, demands intensive review of test bores before mine above Glenwood Springs can expand
By Jason Blevins Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
U.S. water chief praises Colorado River deal, but she also sees challenges
By The Associated Press Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Water crisis looms if Colorado fails to meet its legal obligations to other states, study warns
By Jerd Smith Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Farmers are turning to tech as the Colorado River faces increasing distress and water wars come down to the drop
The U.S. Department of Agriculture station outside Greeley and other sites across the Southwest are experimenting with drones, specialized cameras and other technology to squeeze the most out of every drop of water in the Colorado River
Controversy over Denver Water’s Gross Reservoir expansion offers a glimpse into water woes in the West
Raising the 55-year-old dam near Boulder is essential to keep a stable water supply in a changing climate, utility says. Residents insist conservation could be just as effective.
Even after a rush of snow and rain, the thirsty Colorado River Basin is “not out of the woods yet”
It will take as many as 13 water years exactly like this one to erase the impacts of long-term drought in the West, Colorado River District engineers say
Colorado’s rivers are starting to swell — but there are still feet of snow left to melt in the high country
Snowpack levels in some of the state’s river basins remain at about 50% of their peak. A man was killed rafting the Eagle River last week.
Colorado is gearing up for its “biggest river surfing season ever”
New river parks, paired with big runoff flows, are setting the stage for an endless summer of surfing in Colorado.
Changes were made to water flow out of the Glen Canyon Dam. And that led to more bugs in the Colorado River.
The number of adult midges throughout the Grand Canyon rose by 34% on weekends versus weekdays during last year's experiment
A Colorado author sought to add context to the Gold King Mine disaster. What he found was unexpected.
"Piecing together the history of the Gold King Mine was especially interesting, because it hadn’t really been done before," Jonathan Thompson said
The roots of the Gold King Mine disaster run deeper than the river it polluted
In "River of Lost Souls," author Jonathan Thompson explores disparate forces -- including labor strife -- that ultimately led to missteps that tainted the Animas River
