A journalist and Carbondale local, Stewart Huntington, traveled back to his hometown of Minneapolis last month to report on ICE activities and local resistance efforts.

Pressure to reach a deal is building. Forecasts for the Colorado River water supply continue to worsen as snowpack lags far behind normal across the West. And negotiators from the basins have said there are "sticking points" that have persisted in recent weeks, even after marathon talks failed to resolve them.

Apache, who lives in Lakewood, is a member of the Mescalero Apache, Chiricahua Apache, and Diné (Navajo) tribes, and is the first indigenous poet to serve as Colorado’s poet laureate.

Glenwood Springs High School closed on Friday after too many teachers called out to join a national day of action protesting ICE activity in Minneapolis. Students from Carbondale also walked out of school to protest on Main Street.

As much of the Mountain West faces another dry winter, researchers are turning their attention underground to the water many communities rely on but rarely see.