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Along the Colorado River, 30 federally recognized tribes have legal and cultural claims. Yet they have no formal seat in negotiations.
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Widespread cuts and uncertainty could await cities, farms and ranches if a dispute heads to the Supreme Court
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There is less water available now in the Colorado River and negotiators are working to figure out how to distribute that water.
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Utah’s Cultural Site Stewardship program gives volunteers the opportunity to protect Utah’s most special places, like historic sites and cultural resources, by monitoring them for damage.
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So-called process based restoration (PBR) has a number of ecological benefits. But it can make ecosystems more resilient to wildfires when they come, and better able to recover in their wake.
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An approval for permitted outfitters to use gas-powered machines to clear trails highlights a clash between access and preservation.
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Chad Reznicek from CSU’s AgrAbility program discusses some of the mental health impacts he’s seen across Colorado’s agricultural industry in the wake of record-breaking drought.
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The federal government finalized new rules Friday to operate the Colorado River’s biggest reservoirs in the next two years. The Bureau of Reclamation’s plan calls for California, Arizona and Nevada to take significant cuts to their water supply from the river, at least in the short term.
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During one of the worst fire seasons on record, Aspen Fire’s Jake Andersen tries to shepherd his team — and himself — through the stress of firefighting. For its innumerable challenges, he still sees the blessings of the job.
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The seven states that use the Colorado River have not reached a deal on how to cut back water usage after this year, but the federal government is moving forward with a plan anyway, after a year of severe drought.
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For the first time, the United States Forest Service authorized the use of N95 respirators for federal wildland firefighters.
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Federal wildlife officials downlisted the razorback sucker to threatened status, but its life in Arizona rivers is still difficult.