Colorado Water Plan
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
U.S. water chief praises Colorado River deal, but she also sees challenges
The river supplies 40 million people in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming as well as a $5 billion-a-year agricultural industry
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Agriculture is part of the climate change problem. Colorado wants farmers’ soil to be part of the solution.
By Moe Clark Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado may legalize sports betting with Prop. DD. But a different gambling expansion didn’t make it.
By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Here’s what you need to know about Colorado’s water plan before voting on Proposition DD
By Brian Eason Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
The faith-based and environmental opposition to Colorado’s Proposition DD makes for strange company
By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s snowy winter and wet spring were a boon to the state’s reservoirs. These satellite photos show it.
At the start of August, Colorado reservoirs were at 80% their capacity. A year ago, their fill ratio was just 60%.
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
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.
Coloradans Primary category in which blog post is published
Tiny Branson has plenty of water. But like other small rural delivery systems in Colorado, it must find a way to meet new state standards.
The southern Colorado town, population 55, now looks to another small hamlet for a solution -- and to crowdfunding to pay for it
Business Primary category in which blog post is published
Voters could decide on legal Colorado sports betting in November; tax revenue would go toward state’s water plan
If House Bill 1327 passes the legislature and is signed off on by voters later this year, sports betting in Colorado could be a thing by May 2020
