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The Western Slope just asked for federal climate dollars to buy crucial water rights. Trump wants to roll back the funding

A $99 million plan to buy and permanently preserve some of the oldest water rights in Colorado is inching closer to securing all of its funding. But President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to...

DATE: Nov 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Feds outline 'necessary steps' for Colorado River agreement by 2026

Announcement offers no recommendation about how to divvy up water from the river

DATE: Nov 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Bayfield dealing with utility bill issues entering holidays

Town manager says some billing errors ‘sidelined’ over past several years

DATE: Nov 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

How a second Trump administration might reverse drilling and energy restrictions on public lands in Colorado

Newly minted federal rules designed to protect greater sage grouse habitats by restricting drilling, mining and renewable energy projects on nearly 1,200 square miles of public land in Color...

DATE: Nov 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango seeks long-term funding for stormwater management

Sediment unloading, flooding and failed infrastructure need attention

DATE: Nov 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Some residents want end to Durango’s fluoridation of drinking water

Health experts defend nearly 80-year practice

DATE: Nov 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe awarded $9.6 million grant for land management improvements

The grant will help alleviate the effects of drought while improving water usage

DATE: Nov 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Southwest Colorado tribes seek federal funds for A-LP water delivery

Lawmakers urge Bureau of Reclamation to consider options

DATE: Nov 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Talk of persisting inequities prevails at Fort Lewis College screening of ‘Ute Water Legacy’

Rocky Mountain PBS documentary series episode was shown Wednesday

DATE: Oct 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

How a rye revival in the San Luis Valley could save its soil and farms

Sarah Jones was sitting at her kitchen table in Hooper, Colorado, last April when she received a mobile emergency alert from the National Weather Service: “DUST STORM WARNING … Be ready for ...

DATE: Oct 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Proposition JJ: Colorado would be allowed to keep all sports betting tax revenue it collects

State can currently keep up to $29 million; measure would remove that cap

DATE: Oct 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango’s aging water, sewer infrastructure begins to show wear and tear

Out of sight, out of mind: We don’t think about system until it fails

DATE: Oct 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

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