Water Weekly: “There’s really nothing new under the sun in the Colorado River space.”
A new breed of water speculator is remaking the American West, and some really cool projects funded by LOR Foundation's Field Work program.
Bennet, Moran, Heinrich Introduce Bill To Create New Tool For Farmers And Ranchers To Combat Drought
Legislation would create new USDA Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Easement Program Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act to give
Summer water resource funding opportunities in the Colorado River basin
Summer is officially here and the heat has been turned up! The cool, wet spring that many of us in the intermountain West have enjoyed is supporting our lands and
Water Weekly: Developing new operating guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead is a “monumentally important task”
The process of developing new rules for how the Colorado River works officially began last week, and tribes want a bigger role in determining those rules than they have ever
The big deal on the Colorado River with reporter Luke Runyon
This week on the On Land Podcast I welcome veteran water reporter Luke Runyon. Luke covers the Colorado River Basin for public radio station KUNC. His podcast, Thirst Gap, digs
Water Weekly: Breakthrough deal possible thanks to wet winter
The New York Times shares the news that California, Arizona and Nevada have agreed on a plan to save 3 million acre-feet of water over the next three years in
The Farm Bistro – Cortez, Colorado
Gene Powell, aka Chef Geno, is the chef and owner of The Farm Bistro in Cortez, Colorado. The restaurant is built on a farm-to-table approach, buying locally the majority of
Helping our water do more with Aaron Derwingson of the Nature Conservancy
Today on the show, Western Landowners Alliance's Programs Director Hallie Mahowald had the pleasure of talking to a good friend, Aaron Derwingson. Derwingson is the water projects director for the
Water Weekly: “good snowpack can’t be an excuse to kick the can down the road”
If you can only read three stories (and listen to one) about Western water this week, pick these: 1. Water cuts could save the Colorado River. Farmers are in the crosshairs. This
Water Weekly: “The high price of…commodities is getting in the way”
If you can only read three stories about Western water this week, read these: 1. Arizona tribe will receive millions in federal payouts for water conservation Alex Hager of KUNC radio
Water Weekly: “We’ve lost the aqueduct!”
If you can only read three stories about Western water this week, read these: 1. Wall Street is thirsty for its next big investment opportunity: The West’s vanishing water Reporting from
Water Weekly: No role in approval of system conservation projects for West Slope districts
If you can only read three stories about Western water this week, read these: 1. West Slope water managers will not review, approve applications for conservation program In a major change to