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Disaster designation issued for S.W. Colo. counties

Farmers and ranchers have eight months to file

In 2014 water year, Colorado fortunate

No big fires or floods strike this time around

Colo. River supply concerns mounting

Lake Mead levels stand at an all-time low

All tree-needle loss not the same

Evergreen trees shedding needles in the foothills in Southwest Colorado may be going through an annual ritual – not dying from bark beetles. Evergreens that are beginning to she...

Bugs, heat, fire hurting forests

Outlook appears gloomy for Rocky Mountains region

More water heads to drying Lake Mead

Future strains could lead to delivery cuts to Arizona, Nevada

Drought disaster for S.W. Colorado

Severe drought conditions spurred the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue disaster designations for 10 counties throughout Southwest Colorado and San Luis Valley, including La Plata, Mon...

N.M. fire danger, drought spark fireworks concerns

ALBUQUERQUE – The fire season has been relatively mild across the West this year, but officials in New Mexico and Arizona are doing what they can to rein in the use of fireworks given the dr...

One way to handle a drought? The ocean

California seaside city may kickstart its desalination plant for future use

Out-of-control burn ignites ‘educational moment’

Fire marshal warns of dry conditions

Is it time to panic over lack of water?

Not yet, officials say, but signs point to drier future

State drought plan up for revision

DENVER – Droughts come and go, but the state government has been trying to find ways to cope with them for more than three decades. Colorado was just the third state in the countr...