Proposition JJ: Colorado would be allowed to keep all sports betting tax revenue it collects
State can currently keep up to $29 million; measure would remove that cap
DATE: Oct 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Shannon Mullane
Position: Herald Staff Writer
Email:
smullane@durangoherald.com
Phone Number:
(970), 375-4584
Winter snowpack recedes earlier than usual in Southwest Colorado
Rare, sudden and large melt leaves region with only 6% of peak amount
DATE: May 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Cherish that hamburger. It cost a quarter of the Colorado River, according to researchers
The Colorado River has been overused for decades, but no one has known exactly how the water was used — until a team of researchers compiled the most complete accounting of the river’s water
DATE: Apr 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: New Mexico
Colorado commits $20 million to help purchase historic Colorado River water rights on the Western Slope
The Colorado Water Conservation Board funding brings the deal to buy Shoshone Power Plant water rights from Xcel Energy one step closer to becoming reality
DATE: Feb 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Decades of inaction left a water system in southwestern Colorado in shambles. Will the state step in to help?
Farmers and ranchers on the Southern Ute Reservation and in La Plata County are left with a deteriorating water system with leaky pipes and eroding ditches
DATE: Jan 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Officials propose historic agreement to permanently include tribes in Colorado River matters
Tribal representatives from across the Colorado River Basin highlighted their main priorities this month. Being treated fairly was a big one
DATE: Dec 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
2024 forecasts show less water will flow into Lake Powell. Don’t panic, experts say
The estimated flow of Colorado River water into Lake Powell, where water for millions of people is stored, has dropped by nearly 19% since October
DATE: Dec 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Expect a messy compromise on the future of the Colorado River, negotiators say in Las Vegas
Representatives from each of the seven Colorado River Basin states said a long-term fix will likely be flawed and judged harshly by history
DATE: Dec 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Want to test a theory on how to fix the Colorado River’s drought issues? There’s a model for that
A team of California researchers have developed a new way of estimating the economic impacts of water-saving efforts in the enormous basin. They’re turning it into an online site that everyone can use
DATE: Nov 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
A small hydroelectric plant with big water rights is the center of a proposal to keep Colorado River water in the state
A coalition of anglers, growers and water districts in the region say preserving the water right would aid them long into the future, but a major state water agency has big questions
DATE: Nov 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Lorelei Cloud is first-ever tribal member on Colorado’s top water board
Cloud, a Southern Ute tribal member, breaks down her ideas on water issues, basin tensions and possible collaborations
DATE: Apr 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
What Colorado water officials think of the federal government’s proposed Colorado River cuts
State water agencies say the onus is on Lower Basin states to carve a path forward
DATE: Apr 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
