Shannon Mullane

Weld County residents might see new construction now that a local water district has given developers the go-ahead after a three-year freeze.

Montrose County — In June — right at the start of the growing season — Eli Feldman and his team stopped watering forage grasses meant to fill thousands of cows’

Residents of northern Weld County might see new construction now that a local water district has given developers the go-ahead to request water services after a three-year hold.

Conscience Bay President Eli Feldman, center, walks across a field that was partially fallowed on Friday Sept. 13, 2024, near Olathe in Montrose County. Conscience Bay’s agricultural branch, Western States Ranches, enrolled in the 2024 System Conservation Program. (Shannon Mullane/The Colorado Sun)

State officials have been deliberating for nearly two years, but they are still at loggerheads over key issues as a deadline looms

Commissioner Becky Mitchell, Colorado's top Colorado River negotiator, speaks about the river's future during a panel at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference in Las Vegas Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Shannon Mullane/The Colorado Sun)

Every fall, Coloradans and visitors dust off their cameras and binoculars to take in the fall colors. But each year's display has a lot to do with one key factor, water, and whether there's enough of it.

State negotiators are digging in their heels over how to address key questions — like how to cut water use in severely dry years — in the midst of time-sensitive talks about the river’s future

The deal could secure water for tens of thousands of people in northeastern Arizona and provide a reservation for one tribal nation — if Upper Basin concerns can be resolved.

Congress renewed access to federal funding for endangered fish recovery programs in four Western states for the next seven years.