Utah’s water efficiency push may help farms more than the Colorado River
Using water more efficiently in agriculture has many benefits. But bolstering the Colorado River may not be one of them.
Snowpack in the Rockies is lagging well below average. Colorado River forecasters still see hope on the horizon.
The Colorado River relies heavily on snowpack in the Upper Basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — that melts ...
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Water experts: Crisis on Colorado River affects all Coloradans
Three of Colorado’s top water experts hammered home the idea that Colorado’s water situation id precarious, at best, and ...
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The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
Of all the challenges facing the Colorado River, there’s at least one that all stakeholders are working on collaboratively, ...
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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources secures $37.2 million in federal grants for habitat restoration
In a major boost for Utah’s fish and wildlife, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has been awarded up to $37.2 million ...
Colorado snowpack, after a dry January, is near normal in north — and dismal in some places
A dry January across Colorado and the rest of the Rocky Mountain West has created a dichotomy of water haves and have-nots.
Despite Trump’s anti-public lands stance, Colorado advocates still hope to protect Dolores River canyonlands
Members of the “Protect the Dolores” coalition had hoped former President Joe Biden would designate the rugged canyonlands ...
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Trump spending slash could put Colorado River conservation in 'world of hurt'
The Trump administration’s move to halt spending on “green” energy programs leaves a big question mark hanging over federally ...
Walters: Colorado River poses another California water conflict that Trump will affect
New administration could erase any progress in water dispute between California and other Western states over the river.
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Weekend storm coming as Utah County mountain snowpack levels remain below average
Below-average snowpack this season in Northern Utah may be boosted by a large snowstorm coming Saturday, though the heaviest ...
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The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
Since 1974, the seven Colorado River basin states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — have coordinated efforts to implement salinity control in the waterway ...