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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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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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’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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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.
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Cartoon: Don’t like Colorado’s weather? Wait 15 minutes and it will change — for the worse
Colorado Sun cartoonist Peter Moore looks toward the sky and shakes his head ruefully
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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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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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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.