Shannon Mullane

Colorado's lakes often aren't what they seem. Many are reservoirs with contentious histories and ghost towns under the surface.

Colorado’s lakes often aren’t what they seem. Many are reservoirs with contentious histories and ghost towns under the surface.

After the Aspen Acres fire scorched Beulah’s water systems, storms brought ink-black floods. Water utilities are struggling to keep up.

Coloradans will not need to meet mandatory cuts under the federal plan released Friday. It and other upstream states are focusing on conservation to help stabilize the overstressed river.

Colorado tallied $18M in damage to public infrastructure alone from the two fires. Trump will make the final decision.

Nevada officials pointed directly at Colorado and its fellow upstream states in comments Monday, saying water cuts need to be shared by everyone

Nevada officials pointed directly at Colorado and its fellow upstream states in comments Monday, saying water cuts need to be shared by everyone

Coloradans watching for weather impacts from warmer water in the Pacific Ocean might be in for a long wait. It won't peak for months.

Coloradans watching for weather impacts from warmer water in the Pacific Ocean might be in for a long wait. It won’t peak for months.

The 177-acre urban lake in west Denver has become too shallow, leading to fish kills and harmful algae blooms in a park that draws 2 million visitors a year