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Basin states unlikely to meet federal deadline to draft plan to save Colorado River reservoirs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tuesday is expected to be the day the seven states along the Colorado River Basin must propose a plan to conserve 2 to 4 million acre-feet of water in the coming year, in part to…
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Q&A With Timothy O’Brien | Auditing, dentistry and Einstein’s theory of insanity
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Timothy O’Brien, who has served Denver Auditor since 2015, stands out from his predecessors because he is a certified accountant, a chartered financial analyst and a chartered global management accountant. He also served as the Colorado state auditor for nearly dozen years. That innate knowledge of accounting and experience come handy, he told Colorado Politics. …
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Tax, climate package includes $4 billion to combat drought in Arizona, Colorado, other basin states
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tucked in the U.S. Senate’s tax and climate package is $4 billion for drought resiliency – money that would come at a critical time as the West grapples with dwindling supply from the Colorado River, depleting…
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Colorado city considers state’s first-ever nonfunctional grass ban for new development
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Aurora hopes to be the first municipality in Colorado to put the skids on nonfunctional grass with an ordinance that will get its first review from Aurora City Council on Monday. The…
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California official’s resignation signals chaos as states grapple with dwindling Colorado River
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The longest-serving member of the California State Water Resources Board has resigned his post, but not before noting the “dark and uncertain times” ahead as states, including Colorado, grapple with dramatically dwindling water supply from…
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BLM rounds up over 650 wild horses in Colorado, concerns remain about animal welfare
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The second summer of a wild horse roundup on Colorado’s Western Slope has resulted in the capture of more than 650 horses, but critics of the roundup program allege the federal government is mishandling the…
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Behind Friendly Lines: Two updates veterans need to know
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Do you ever feel like you can’t keep up with all the change happening around you? It seems like as soon as you’re finally comfortable with something, the process is “updated” or “new and improved.” Whether it’s the way you navigate through TSA screening at the airport, or how you need quintuple factor authentication to…
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Report: Southeastern Colorado residents face highest health risk from climate change
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new report from the Colorado Health Institute warns that climate change is affecting Coloradans’ health — and those effects vary based on where you live, with residents from southeastern Colorado facing the highest risks. Released…
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Hiker requires rescue on infamous Manitou Incline trail in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A sick hiker was rescued near the 900th step of the Manitou Incline on Wednesday, roughly a third of the way up the notoriously steep route. El Paso County Search and Rescue hiked up over…
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Reclamation official tells Colorado River states to conserve up to 4 million acre-feet of water
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The commissioner for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation told a U.S. Senate committee Tuesday that the seven states of the Colorado River Basin must come up with an emergency deal – and fast – to conserve between…