Drought

Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper was in southwest Colorado earlier this month. The visit comes as the region is experiencing extreme drought, with no…

Phoenix-based permaculturalist Greg Peterson compares notes from his urban one-third acre with host Jerome Osentowski at the Central Rocky Mountain…

This month on For Land's Sake, host Bill Kight updates listeners on the State of the Rockies, an annual report from Colorado College. He also talks about…

A new study in the journal Science says that human-driven climate change is pushing the American West into a megadrought, and into its driest period in...

A warming climate is already causing river flows in the Southwest’s largest watershed to decline, according to a new study from federal scientists. And...

Every time thick, dark rain clouds move over the deserts that surround Las Vegas, there's an anticipatory buzz. Flora and fauna alike begin preparing...

With short-term drought plans finished, water managers from across the Southwest recently gathered in Las Vegas to figure out what's next. The Colorado...

The West’s water security is wrapped up in snow. When it melts, it becomes drinking and irrigation water for millions throughout the region. A high...

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…

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. ...