How severe drought is affecting Colorado, from record fishing restrictions to threatened power supplies
Some reservoirs have fallen so low that they instead look more like the rivers they once were.
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Last winter’s extreme snow drought was a sign of the West’s future, Colorado study finds
The lack of snow has translated this summer to parched rivers, increased wildfire risk and more.
Colorado River system continues slide toward crash, despite emergency actions sending water to Lake Powell
Federal officials study changes to Glen Canyon Dam for low-water use scenarios.
Once underwater, Colorado River canyon country reemerges as drought-stricken Lake Powell’s levels drop
"Hiking the side canyons is like going through ecological time travel," said Eric Balken.
Colorado has a wild horse problem. Could its expanded birth control darting program be a model for the West?
Colorado leaders are trying a new approach to control the mustang population.
Feds release options for future of Colorado River as negotiations between states stall
The Bureau of Reclamation’s four proposed plans are not set in stone, but for the first time offer insight into how federal leaders are planning for the future of the...
If Colorado voters ban mountain lion hunting, would the feline’s population explode — or stabilize on its own?
Colorado voters in November will decide whether to ban mountain lion hunting and bobcat trapping.
The West is warming and drying so fast that a crucial drought-monitoring tool can’t keep up, study says
Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an essential tool used to...
How should the drying Colorado River be managed? Here’s what’s at stake in negotiations for its long-term future
An announcement last week of a short-term Colorado River management plan gives those working on the next batch of long-term plans for the river a breather, experts said. Now, those...
Disaster averted on Colorado River — for now — thanks to wet winter and states’ plan to conserve water, feds say
Enough water likely will fill the Colorado River's two major reservoirs for the next three years to stave off a hydroelectric power failure and other worst-case scenarios, federal officials said...