Shannon Mullane

Environmental specialists say nature needs a voice as the feds analyze how Colorado River water storage should be managed for years to come

Colorado is heading into spring runoff season with average snowpack, but aerial data is providing a clearer picture of just how much water the state has in its mountains

In drought-stressed river basins, Colorado farmers are stuck between a push to stop using thirsty crops and unreliable markets for alternative crops that use less water

The Colorado Water Conservation Board has $10 million in federal funds to help communities plan ahead for post-wildfire impacts on water.

Tribes have repeatedly been sidelined as states and the federal government make decisions about the Colorado River’s future. A new agreement marks a step away from that history of exclusion.

In 2021, a massive debris flow started in a wildfire scar and then tore through Glenwood Canyon, burying a stretch of Interstate 70 and clogging the Colorado River and downstream water systems.

The county is the “epicenter” of diversions to the Front Range, but under a new agreement, an enviable amount of water will flow west for farmers, fish, boaters and more

The Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Indian tribes, which have reservation land in Colorado, have rights to water they currently can’t access in Lake Nighthorse Reservoir near Durango. (Jeremy Wade Shockley/Special to The Colorado Sun)

The school-based hatchery, operated by students, is part of a wider effort to boost razorback sucker populations around the Colorado River Basin

Decades of data viewed in a new model suggests the river is due for a period of increased flows, but there is a chance things could get worse