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Four seasons: Colorado water in a changing climate Part 1: The...

Editor’s Note: Over the next year, The Colorado Independent will examine, season by season, the effects climate change is having on the state’s water...

What Jared Polis asked for (and left out) in his $33.7B...

Jared Polis campaigned on bringing universal, full-day kindergarten to Colorado. Two days after being sworn in as governor, he said in his State of...

Clouds with a Silver Lining: Seeding Storms to Boost the Colorado...

People in seven western states and Mexico rely on the Colorado River for their water supplies. As the climate warms, the mighty river's flows...

Water analysts refute Maes’ claim: ‘If it starts in Colorado, it’s...

If elected governor in November, Republican Dan Maes said that he might be inclined to turn his back on a century of water law. He told the Colorado Water Congress Saturday, speaking of water rights, “If it starts in Colorado, it’s our water.”