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Headlines August 17, 2021
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Colorado River vs Colorado lawsuit dismissed
A federal court this afternoon dismissed the lawsuit Colorado River versus the state of Colorado. The state’s Attorney General’s office had threatened Jason Flores Williams, the attorney in the suit, with sanctions that could have ranged from censure to disbarment unless […]
Colorado AG threatens Attorney with Sanctions over Colorado River Rights of Nature Suit
Jason Flores-Williams, the attorney representing plaintiffs in the Colorado River versus the State of Colorado lawsuit, has been notified by the Colorado Attorney General that he could face sanctions if he doesn’t withdraw the lawsuit. Flores-Williams received the letter on […]
Dispatches from the River: Improving Wetlands along the Colorado River in Utah
“We’re trying to recreate something man-made that was originally part of nature.” The Colorado River flows out of the state of Colorado into Utah, our neighbor to the west. Here in Moab the water is an economic giant for the town, […]
Dispatches From The River: Impact of Colorado River Diversions on the Western Slope
“We’re just kind of hanging out here trying to stay in business as long as we can ma’am.” Bill Thompson is a rancher outside of Kremmling in Grand County on Colorado’s Western Slope. The Colorado River runs through his property […]
The Great Divide: Water and Water Law in Colorado
“Unfortunately nothing is uncomplicated about water” In his new documentary, The Great Divide, film maker Jim Havey illustrates the complex and sensitive issue of water and water law in the state of Colorado in order to raise public awareness and understanding of […]
Stories of the River: Solution to Scarcity on the Colorado River
Most of the new information being circulated about the Colorado focuses on dwindling flows, record low reservoir levels, vanishing groundwater and deteriorating river ecosystems, however, we ARE seeing successes and solutions in the fight to protect the Colorado. Earlier this […]