4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (633+ words) We stopped watering, but now our yards are wilting. What’s next? Join The Colorado Sun’s solutions journalism discussion in Berthoud on Sept. 26, where we'll discuss water-wise landscapes and tour one of the most beautiful low-water gardens in northern Colorado. Officials…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1783+ words) We stopped watering, but now our yards are wilting. What’s next? Join The Colorado Sun’s solutions journalism discussion in Berthoud on Sept. 26, where we'll discuss water-wise landscapes and tour one of the most beautiful low-water gardens in northern Colorado. CRESTED…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (233+ words) Lately, clickbait for me is any headline with the phrase “El Niño” in it. The term refers to a weather pattern born in the ocean off the west coast of South America that sends moisture into our dry, inland state....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (717+ words) Nevada became the first to sue over the Colorado River’s future Monday, citing frustrations over the steep, federally imposed water cuts it faces and the lack of mandatory cuts in upstream states, like Colorado. The lawsuit came three days after…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (590+ words) GRAND LAKE — The future of the Colorado River, which provides water to communities across Colorado, is more clear — at least for the next two years. Now, downstream states will bear the brunt of those mandatory water cuts, totalling 1.25 million acre-feet,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (286+ words) A busy crossroads of Colorado’s energy history now points straight toward the future, as Molson Coors and a development partner put finishing touches on a 16,000-panel solar energy farm sitting atop the leftovers of a former coal mine. The new…...