Colorado Water

KDNK News host Amy Hadden Marsh brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

Senator Bennet held a press conference today in Glenwood Canyon, along the proposed track of the Uinta Railway accompanied by several other state and local representatives, KDNK’s Hattison Rensberry spoke to officials at the scene.

The Biden administration recently announced $728 million in investments to address drought and climate change in the West. The funding will kickstart conservation programs, environmental restoration projects and water infrastructure construction, among other efforts.

Six of the seven states that use water from the Colorado River proposed a way for the federal government to cut back on water use and protect dropping water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell.

KDNK’s reporter Hattison Rensberry brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West, including Colorado's performance on a scorecard rating water conservation and draught preparedness.

Colorado cities competed to see which has the best-tasting tap water. KUNC's Alex Hager was invited to judge, but found that it's hard to pick up on "grassy, earthy and rubbery" flavors in a famously bland beverage.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

Climate change and outdated dams are shrinking fish populations across the Mountain West and beyond. That includes a species that a Native American tribe in our region used to rely on.

U.S. Senators talked about the West’s drought this week and what more they could be doing to address it. About $8.3 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure package is going to water systems, but as some lawmakers noted, water is drying up faster than some projects can get off the ground.