By Gary Wockner WRITERS ON THE RANGE You’d think the Earth shook recently when the three states of California, Arizona and Nevada announced they’d reached a...
By David Marston WRITERS ON THE RANGE In Colorado, farmers had to enroll in a four-state program by March 1, if they wanted to get paid...
By Dave Marston WRITERS ON THE RANGE It seemed inevitable that the dwindling Colorado River would be divvied up by the federal Bureau of Reclamation. On...
By Dave Marston WRITERS ON THE RANGE Annette Choszczyk lives in rural western Colorado these days, but when she was a kid, the Highline Canal in...
By Kyle Roerink WRITERS ON THE RANGE Seven Western states and their leaders—all depending on water from the Colorado River—remain divided. Split into basins by an...
By Gary Wockner Writers on the Range It feels like an apocalypse in the Southwest — wildfires, floods, drought, heat, smoke. This was not the norm...
By Tim Treuer Writers on the Range On May 9, protected by neoprene, I bobbed around in a flooded canyon in Utah’s Lake Powell. The reservoir...
By Dave Marston Writers on the Range During his 50 years in rural western Colorado, Jamie Jacobson has seen a lot of flooding. While caretaking a...
By Denise Fort WRITERS ON THE RANGE Santa Fe, New Mexico, once was sustained by the waters of the Santa Fe River, which begins in the...
By Andy Mueller WRITERS ON THE RANGE No one denies it: Overconsumption of water and extreme drought caused by climate change are realities driving the Colorado...