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The Interior Department is spending nearly $85 million to help communities in the West tackle challenges brought on by drought, and many of the projects are in the Mountain West.
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The Department of the Interior designated $4 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act for drought mitigation in the Colorado River basin.
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KDNK's News Director Morgan Neely brings listeners Friday's news, including robust workforce numbers for Garfield County and Colorado as a whole. Also,
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On a recent summer day, local residents gathered for the second-annual community lunch at Highwater Farm in Silt. The lunch is hosted by high school students in the farm’s eight-week summer youth program, which launched last year.
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The Front Range cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs want to build a second reservoir in the scenic Homestake Valley, southwest of Red Cliff. In September, Wilderness Workshop and the Eagle River Watershed Council hiked into the valley to examine the potential impacts of a second dam. KDNK’s Morgan Neely has this report.
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The water levels behind the Colorado River’s biggest dams are fast-approaching or already at record lows. The historic 21-year megadrought that is squeezing some Western states’ water supplies will also likely start showing up in energy bills, because those dams can’t produce as much electricity.
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The Colorado River's two main reservoirs are at historic lows. Andy Mueller, manager of the Colorado River Water Conservation District, spoke with KDNK's…
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Students from Aspen to New Castle gathered at Third Street Center for the Third Annual Healthy Rivers Youth Water Summit. KDNKs Amy Hadden Marsh and Lucas…
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Earlier this year, Arizona -- one of seven southwestern states that rely on the Colorado River -- was in the midst of a heated discussion about water. ...
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Today's community calendar for Wednesday,March 6th is underwritten by Sopris Liquor and Wine on the corner of 133 and Main in Carbondale. For a list of…