Here is a roundup of notable 2018 coverage of the Colorado River.
North Forty News: A meeting of Colorado’s water watchdogs (December 11, 2018)
AZ Central: Gov. Doug Ducey: Why I put $30 million toward Arizona’s Drought Contingency Plan (December 1, 2018)
AZ Central:‘Getting close’: Outline of Colorado River drought agreement takes shape in Arizona (November 29, 2018)
Mohave Daily News: How polluted is Lake Powell? Study to measure mining’s impact on reservoir that feeds Colorado River (November 26, 2018)
Colorado Independent: Philanthropies to Polis: “Fund Colorado’s water plan.” (November 20, 2018)
The Daily Sentinel: States voice shared goal for helping Colorado River basin (November 9, 2018)
KUNC: Three Things To Know About Colorado River Plans In The Works (October 30, 2018)
GJ Sentinel: Low and dry | Western Colorado (October 28, 2018)
The Colorado Independent: PARCHED: Climate change and growth pushing CO toward a water crisis (October 24, 2018)
KUNC: Colorado River Reservoirs Start Water Year At Lowest Point Since Filled (October 16, 2018)
NPR: When In Drought: States Take On Urgent Negotiations To Avoid Colorado River Crisis (October 14, 2018)
Tucson.com: Colorado River news gets worse: Lakes Mead, Powell at just 41 percent of normal (October 13, 2018)
Mountain Town News: A first-ever call on this Colorado river as water scarcity tightens (October 10, 2018)
Colorado Independent: Two candidates for this rural Senate seat push different solutions to looming water shortages (September 24, 2018)
GJ Sentinel: As fall is nigh, drought persists (September 21, 2018)
Vail Daily: Front Ranger users foresee issues with voluntary program to curtail Colorado River water use (September 19, 2018)
KNAU Arizona: Congress Restores Funds to ‘Crucial’ Colorado River Programs (September 18, 2018)
Denver Post: Colorado rolls with climate shift, grappling with low river flows and complicated debate over reservoirs (September 16, 2018)
The Hill: The Colorado River is headed for a water shortage (September 15, 2018)
The Daily Sentinel: Museum replicates river (September 14, 2018)
Scientific American: Lingering Colorado River Drought Could Lead to Water Shortages (September 6, 2018)
KRCC: Colorado River Flows Drop By 15 Percent Over Last 100 Years (September 6, 2018)
Steamboat Pilot & Today: Yampa River is placed on call for 1st time ever (September 5, 2018)
KPBS: Is There Water Left To Be Developed In The Colorado River Basin? (September 5, 2018)
The Denver Post: Colorado businesses call on lawmakers to renew federal conservation fund (August 30, 2018)
Summit Daily: McBride: The much-diminished Colorado River (August 29, 2018)
Durango Herald: After years of drought, Colorado water bosses face uncertainty (August 27, 2018)
Aspen Journalism: Colorado water officials stepping up ‘demand management’ efforts (August 25, 2018)
The Denver Post: Odds of Colorado River shortage increase, federal water managers say (August 24, 2018)
KUNC: As Rocky Mountain Snow Starts To Melt, Colorado River Forecast Worsens (May 7, 2018)
The Denver Post: Water a focus for growing northern Colorado communities (May 7, 2018)
AZ Central: Arizona water agencies pledge to work together on Colorado River drought plan (May 4, 2018)
Post Independent: Guest Opinion: Let’s invest in our water future (May 3, 2018)
News Deeply: Big Challenges for Colorado River States That Want to Conserve Water (April 30, 2018)
The Aspen Times: Colorado water managers studying Lake Powell levels issues (April 25, 2018)
CPR: State Colorado River Managers Cry Foul Over Arizona’s Attempted Water Shuffle (April 18, 2018)
KUNC: The Rocky Mountains Are Dusty, And It’s A Problem (April 17, 2018)
Medium: Do You Know Your Water, Colorado? (April 17, 2018)
9News: Colorado hits peak snowpack, runoff begins (April 9, 2018)
AZ Central: Our View: Nasty fights are threatening the water we all need to live in Arizona (April 8, 2018)
KRCC: Hopes For ‘Miracle’ Snowpack Recovery Fade; Colorado River Headed For 6th-Driest Year (April 5, 2018)
High Country News: A flurry of research illuminates snow’s foes (March 27, 2018)
Green Biz: Intel, Arizona Diamondbacks put water solutions on tap (March 27, 2018)
Denver Post: Colorado mountain snowpack still lags, at 72 percent of the norm (March 25, 2018)
Walton Family Foundation: Creating a Better Future for the Salton Sea (March 23, 2018)
Mother Jones: This is What a West Without Water Will Look Like (March 15, 2018)
KUNC: Scarce Rocky Mountain Snowpack Deepens Southwest Water Supply Concerns (March 13, 2018)
Arizona Capitol Times: The work ahead for Arizona’s water future (March 12, 2018)
The Hill: What the US can learn from Cape Town’s water crisis (March 10, 2018)
The Hill: As water shortages loom, how to keep Western rivers flowing (March 9, 2018)
Denver Post: Snow needs to fall at 200% of normal through April for Colorado’s snowpack to catch up (March 8, 2018)
Inkstain: We should probably stop calling it “drought” (March 8, 2018)
Nevada Independent: Infighting delays Lake Mead drought plan as water ‘bankers’ protect control (March 7, 2018)
Fox Denver 31: Ski area forced to close because of lack of snow, a problem for all of Colorado (March 6, 2018)
AZ Central: Here’s exactly how much less water is in the Colorado River because of climate change (February 22, 2018)
American Rivers: Arizona – Get to know your water (February 22, 2018)
NM Political Report: Looking for lessons along the Colorado River (February 19, 2018)
Tuscon.com: Ted Kowalski: We must act now to protect the future of the Colorado River (February 18, 2018
Daily Miner: Colorado River water levels dropping (February 16, 2018)
Mohave Valley Daily News: Restrictions won’t affect all users of Colorado River water (February 15, 2018)
Environmental Defense Fund: Where’s the snow!? What a dry winter might mean for Colorado (February 14, 2018)
9News.com: It’s a Sign: Silverthorne becomes Goldthorne for hometown hero Red Gerard (February 12, 2018)
Aspen Public Radio: For A Few Weeks The Colorado River Reached The Ocean. Will It Happen Again? (February 11, 2018)
The Salt Lake Tribune: Utah’s Lake Powell is expected to get less than half of its usual water from spring runoff, thanks to warm, dry winter (February 8, 2018)
The Denver Post: Colorado is sending 36 athletes to South Korea’s Winter Olympics, more than any other state (February 5, 2018)
KUNC: Low Snowpack Aggravates Water Supply Forecasts For Colorado River Basin (February 5, 2018)
The Salt Lake Tribune: Commentary: A new way of doing business on water (February 3, 2018)
Bloomberg: Lettuce Saves The Colorado River (February 2, 2018)
Coloradan: Opinion: Colorado’s dry winter portends the impacts of climate change (February 2, 2018)
American Rivers: Why Planning for Drought is Good for Arizona (February 1, 2018)
Salt Lake Tribune: ‘The beer is stronger, the peaks are taller’: Denver hosts its first Outdoor Retailer Show (January 25, 2018)
Colorado Public Radio: New Poll Finds Colorado Voters Increasingly See Themselves as Conservationists (January 25, 2018)
Walton Family Foundation: Water in the West (January 24, 2018)
Outside: How Beer Will Save Western Rivers (January 22, 2018)
American Rivers: A River’s Reckoning (January 13, 2018)
The Fence Post: Should Coloradans care about water levels in Lake Powell? (January 12, 2018)
The Denver Post: Full text of former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s final State of the State speech (January 11, 2018)
American Rivers: Why Wild? The Importance of Wild and Scenic Protections (January 10, 2018)
KJZZ: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Reiterates ‘One Voice’ Message on Water (January 9, 2018)
AZ Central: Our View: Send education tax to voters in 2018 (and other priorities) (January 8, 2018)
Outside: This Is Literally the West’s Worst Winter in 60 Years (January 5, 2018)
