Experts say the federal government does not want to be the decision maker, and is pushing states to come to an agreement on future water use that will inform the river's post-2026 operating guidelines. CU Boulder's Chris Winter weighs in on the Interior's draft environmental impact statement.

The shortfall means two major things: The General Assembly will have to make funding cuts and it also has no money available to spend on new programs. Those two realities will shape the legislature’s entire 120-day lawmaking term.

Warm temperatures and a lack of snow have made for an anomalous winter in the Upper Colorado River Basin. While it's not "the new normal," winters are certainly warming up due to climate change.

Jeff Davis resigned from the Colorado agency last year instead of being fired as part of a settlement agreement.

Their proposal would repeal Colorado's unique requirement that labor unions hold a second election before they can fully negotiate with businesses. Gov. Polis vetoed it last year.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it’s looking for ways to make hundreds of wildlife refuges and dozens of fish hatcheries more efficient.

Tribes are still figuring out how to start and finish renewable energy projects amid the Trump administration freezing or eliminating federal dollars from the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act, which directed more than $720 million to Indian Country.