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In the high desert of rural Taos County, a complex web of irrigation ditches has nourished the region for centuries. But adapting Western water law for a historic, community-led system can create complications.

The governor issued an executive order Friday requiring local governments to show they’re enacting policies to encourage more housing in order to qualify for transportation and energy funds.

For decades, hydrologists believed most spring snowmelt rapidly enters rivers and streams. But a new study from the University of Utah shows that most of it spends years as groundwater before it spills into reservoirs – new research that could help western water managers and farmers better plan each year.

After being shut down “indefinitely” at the start of April, the registration portal of the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer is operational again. The registry is considered by many to be one of the largest and most promising efforts to further understand cancer risks among firefighters, including wildland firefighters.

Colorado’s eight conservation service corps help prevent wildfires, build trails, and eradicate invasive species—all for an average of $500 a week.

Top water negotiators declined to speak at an upcoming conference amid closed-door meetings about the future of the water supply for 40 million people.

Federal forecasters are warning that the fire season could be very active across broad swaths of our region this July and August.

Scientists have known that dust settling on snowpack speeds up snowmelt, but new research shows that nearly all of the Upper Colorado River Basin has experienced dust on snow events in the last 23 years, making the problem more widespread than initially realized.

Drought conditions in the Rocky Mountains could further lower water levels at Lake Powell.

With the future of abortion rights in Wyoming in limbo, two residents share how their pregnancies led them to opposite sides on the issue.