Western states buy time with a 7-year Colorado River drought plan, but face a hotter, drier future
As Midwest states struggled with record spring flooding this year, the Southwest was wrestling with the opposite problem: not enough water.
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'The Heat Over Water' event set for Sept. 12
SoGES will host a panel discussion Sept. 12 on the impact of the Northern Integrated Supply Project.
Apply to be a Water Literate Leader of Northern Colorado
The Colorado Water Institute, in cooperation with Community Foundation of Northern Colorado has launched a non-partisan Water Literate Leaders of Northern Colorado program.
FFAR awards $5 million to launch public-private effort to address water scarcity and irrigation innovation
Colorado State University is part of the new Irrigation Innovation Consortium, a collaborative research effort to accelerate the development and adoption of water and energy efficient irrigation technologies and practices through public-private partnerships.
When a drought lasts 18 years, does it need a new name?
By most measures, portions of the American southwest in the Colorado River Basin are in their 18th year of drought. It’s the longest period of sustained dry and warm weather since consistent records have been kept.
When moisture eludes the state: Drought resources from Colorado State University
To prepare Coloradoans for impending drought, Colorado State University Extension recently activated its Drought Response Task Force.
Climate change is shrinking the Colorado River
One third of the flow decline over the past two decades was likely due to higher temperatures in the Colorado River's Upper Basin.
Why farmers and ranchers think the EPA Clean Water Rule goes too far
President Trump is expected to issue an executive order directing federal agencies to revise the Clean Water Rule, a major regulation published by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers in 2015.