Corporate support for the river
For decades, water managers and environmentalists have worked to keep a critical stretch of the drought-stressed Colorado River healthy enough to support endangered fish. This year, they’re getting a...
Why Wall Street investors’ trading California water futures is nothing to fear – and...
Some worry about Wall Street’s involvement in trading water, but two researchers argue the risks are likely overblown.
Colorado distillers, builders and restaurateurs get water savvy this Earth Day
Earth Day offers a chance to highlight some Colorado projects and businesses that are moving the needle on water sustainability.
Denver investment fund raising $5M for water tech startups
The Denver-based Colorado River Basin Fund is raising $5 million to help promising new water technology companies bring their wares to market.
Millions of Americans lack access to running water. An ancient method of capturing rainwater...
Advocates say rainwater harvesting is a key component to improving water access and countering climate change
As pandemic hammers its finances, Vail pulls out of state cloud seeding program
Vail Resorts Inc., one of the largest financial contributors to Colorado’s cloud seeding program, has dropped out this year, leaving a major hole in the program’s budget.
The promises and pitfalls of mapping small streams
After nearly 136 years of work, the U.S. Geological Survey still faces problems mapping small streams. Now hikers and lasers are on the solutions menu.
Testing sewage can give school districts, campuses and businesses a heads-up on the spread...
Studies have shown that testing wastewater offers an early warning signal about the prevalance of the coronavirus in the community.
Why aren’t solar water heaters more popular in the U.S., even in solar-friendly states...
Despite widespread global success and huge opportunity for reducing fossil fuel demand, solar water heating is virtually unheard of in the U.S.
Reservoir-release pilot project in Colorado to test possible compact call
Front Range water providers recently released water stored in Homestake Reservoir to test how to get water downstream to the state line in the event of a Colorado River Compact call.