WATER-RELATED NEWSPAPER ARTICLE LINKS

  The headlines listed here are for information purposes and in no way imply any position.   Note that some links may only last a few days. 
  Please help.  Often newspapers change the way articles are presented online.  If links are not working
contact lorettalohman@npscolorado.com,
 
sometimes I will have a saved copy, other times a new search may turn up the item.

General and statewide  
Arkansas-Rio Grande      
South Platte        
Upper Colorado               
Lower Colorado

Special Reports and Other Newspapers

General and statewide      General and statewide   
(return to top)

             

The Colorado Conservator [PDF]

Winter 2012 available  Winter 2012

Summer 2011 available  Summer 2011

Water Fests Highlight Conservation Districts Spring-Time Education Activities  Spring 2011

 

The Colorado Independent

Colorado River Agreement signed by major players  May 16, 2012

Obama administration challenges oil, gas companies to drill already leased lands  May 16, 2012

American Rivers ranks Green, Crystal among nation’s most endangered waterways  May 15, 2012

Study documents economic muscle of Colorado River  May 14, 2012

Opponents to Koch land swap say proposed gas project compromises trail easements  May 10, 2012

Snowless ski race helps connect dots between climate change, real problems  May 7, 2012

DeGette calls federal fracking rule ‘a good first step,’ but warns of ‘a devil’s bargain’  May 4, 2012

Private water industry group steadfast in support for ALEC  May 3, 2012

New study indicates that fracking poses substantial risk to water  May 3, 2012

BLM to defer disputed auction for oil, gas leases in tranquil North Fork Valley  May 2, 2012

‘Flexibility’ the hallmark of preferred, controversial Colorado roadless rule  May 2, 2012

‘Black Sunday’ lessons from 30 years ago coloring Colorado oil shale debate today  May 2, 2012

Aspen, Carbondale ban plastic bags at main grocery stores  May 1, 2012

Senators bundle House bills into WEST Act to expedite energy exploration, weaken EPA  May 1, 2012

Farmers, businesses, government officials give BLM an earful over gas lease auction  April 24, 2012

Vail Resorts joins push by Udall, Polis for new wilderness designations in Colorado  April 23, 2012

 

Denver Business Journal

Oil industry disappointed by moratoriums in Colorado cities  May 17, 2012

Legislature passes bills on unemployment insurance costs, water projects as special session ends  May 17, 2012

Loveland approves nine-month ban on drilling  May 16, 2012

Historic water pact signed between Colorado’s East, West Slope interests  May 16, 2012

BLM's Colorado lease auction nets $4.8 million  May 10, 2012

Colorado House committee kills permits bill; CDPHE says it'll cut permitting time  May 8, 2012

Longmont considers new oil, gas regulations  May 7, 2012

New fracking rules are expected  May 4, 2012

Proposed federal fracking rules criticized at Denver hearing  May 3, 2012

Rule endorsed for managing Colorado roadless forests  May 3, 2012

Longmont's drilling regulations called unenforceable  May 2, 2012

Congressional panel holds fracking hearing Wednesday in Denver  May 2, 2012

Boulder considers partial pesticide ban  April 30, 2012

Plastic grocery bags disappear in Aspen  April 30, 2012

What to do about oil drilling falls to Colorado Springs council  April 27, 2012

Loveland keeps water flowing for fracking  April 25, 2012

Feds agree to rehear Flaming Gorge pipeline idea  April 25, 2012

Oakwood Homes buying section of Banning Lewis Ranch  April 25, 2012

Anadarko's drilling in Loveland put on hold  April 24, 2012

Boulder residents ready to ban plastic grocery bags  April 24, 2012

 

Denver Post [often a return of file not found can be found by going to the main site and searching by title]

Broomfield uses goats as an alternative to chemical weed control  May 17, 2012

Online Only  Guest Commentary: Keep the Thompson Divide like it is  May 17, 2012

Commerce City residents discuss fracking with staffers  May 17, 2012

Carbondale scrambles for energy impact funds  May 17, 2012

Utilities to look at options for Colorado Springs power plant  May 17, 2012

Online Only  Guest Commentary: The Biodiversity Conservation Alliance protects wild bighorn sheep  May 17, 2012

Decision pending on swimmers in Denver water (AP)  May 17, 2012

Program for endangered fish a no go this spring (AP)  May 17, 2012

Hot springs trail being checked for contamination from frozen cows (AP)  May 17, 2012

Northwest Colorado snowpack worst in decade (AP)  May 17, 2012

Boulder leaders move forward on plastic, paper bag fee  May 16, 2012

Loveland approves drilling moratorium  May 16, 2012

Guest Commentary: Great Outdoors Colorado an investment in future  May 16, 2012

Online Only  Guest Commentary: Oil shale, the Colorado River and the lifeblood of the West  May 16, 2012

Aspen geothermal project delayed  May 16, 2012

Garfield family to appeal dismissal of suit against gas drillers  May 16, 2012

Letter  It’s not the lawn that wastes the water …  May 16, 2012

Loveland, Fort Collins move to limit drilling (AP)  May 16, 2012

Denver Water, two western counties ratify deal (AP)  May 16, 2012

Salazar says many oil and gas leases idle  May 15, 2012

College trustees dump Spring Valley station  May 15, 2012

Gas seep in West Divide Creek is naturally occurring  May 15, 2012

Living in Colorado’s fire-prone mountain areas and accepting responsibility  May 15, 2012

South Platte River bounces back for fly-fishing around Denver  May 15, 2012

Natural gas has limited role in energy future, says NREL lab director  May 15, 2012

Oil-shale companies to tout research projects (AP)  May 15, 2012

Denver Water, 2 counties sign Colo. River deal (AP)  May 15, 2012

Activists' study doubts safety at Calif nuke plant (AP)  May 15, 2012

US Energy, mining opponents discuss land exchange (AP)  May 15, 2012

Boulder County panel to review comp plan's oil, gas provisions  May 14, 2012

Pitkin County raises new objection to Thompson Divide leases  May 14, 2012

Scientists use Fourmile Creek to gauge fire impact on water quality  May 14, 2012

Boulder keeps water restrictions on shelf despite very dry spring  May 14, 2012

Valmont Butte cleanup under way, despite concerns about soil, graves  May 14, 2012

Boulder efforts to diminish deluge of disposable bags could cost grocery shoppers using paper or plastic  May 13, 2012

Windstorm cleanup in Colorado forests slated for June 1  May 13, 2012

Colorado scientists collecting data on record-setting hail  May 13, 2012

Prosperous farmers don't need a bale-out  May 13, 2012

Guest Commentary: Don't drill for gas in Utah's Desolation Canyon  May 13, 2012

Guest Commentary: Industry and agriculture in Colorado  May 13, 2012

Colorado fly-fishing is still fun — despite the drought  May 13, 2012

More water will flow to farmers from Colorado-Big Thompson reservoirs  May 12, 2012

Colorado urged to toughen drilling rules near waterways  May 12, 2012

Roaring Fork River may already be at peak flow  May 12, 2012

4 Colorado counties among critics of plan to limit oil-shale land  May 12, 2012

Thousands of trees blown down in San Isabel forest this winter  May 12, 2012

Loveland considers time-out on drilling  May 12, 2012

Boulder to consider fee on paper, plastic grocery bags rather than ban  May 12, 2012

BLM taking comments on Wyoming uranium project (AP)  May 12, 2012

Colorado wastewater project at risk from Suncor refinery toxic plume  May 11, 2012

Colorado Voices: Living in Colorado's mountains, we accept the risk  May 11, 2012

Colorado federal lands sale of oil and gas leases nets $4.8 million  May 11, 2012

Suncor ordered to test, control pollution plume flowing under Metro Wastewater plant  May 11, 2012

Judge tosses lawsuit over drilling illness claims (AP)  May 11, 2012

Eagle County land exchange nearly a done deal  May 10, 2012

Colorado Mountain College in Spring Valley seeks facilitator in compressor dispute  May 10, 2012

Group asks Utilities to consider retiring downtown Colorado Springs power plant  May 10, 2012

Artifacts pose land-use issue in Pitkin County  May 10, 2012

Colorado's tiny Arapahoe snowfly may become federally protected  May 10, 2012

Colorado governor to call special session after civil unions bill fails  May 10, 2012

Steamboat Springs rebate program to boost water conservation  May 10, 2012

Former state parks manager named to coordinate Colorado River issues for National Parks Service  May 9, 2012

Should the Keystone XL pipeline be approved? (3 letters)  May 9, 2012

Delay fracking until more is known about its safety (2 letters)  May 9, 2012

Neighbors learn about stream stabilization project at Cherry Creek Valley Ecological Park   May 9, 2012

Land swap proposal involves Limited Brands founder (AP)  May 9, 2012

Propane, benzene levels in Erie not harmful, study says  May 8, 2012

The Steamboat Institute to host fracking forum   May 8, 2012

Garfield County commissioners question March shale development meeting  May 8, 2012

Excuse me: Gassy dinosaurs helped warm Earth (AP)  May 8, 2012

Summit County drawing up plan to deal with drought (AP)  May 8, 2012

Three towns disagree with Garfield County on oil shale  May 7, 2012

Water from mine near Aspen to be tested  May 7, 2012

Guest Commentary: Colorado's roadless rule is the right choice  May 7, 2012

Editorial: The growing case for the Keystone XL pipeline  May 7, 2012

Letter  Colorado’s roadless rule and the tale of the last tree  May 7, 2012

Longmont council to vote on new oil, gas regulations  May 7, 2012

Drilling tax proposal faces CO showdown (AP)  May 7, 2012

Colorado to join studies of air quality around oil and gas fields  May 6, 2012

Guest Commentary:The Biodiversity Conservation Alliance vs. my sheep  May 6, 2012

Editorial: Colorado drove its roadless plan  May 6, 2012

Online only  Guest Commentary: Oil shale development in Colorado  May 6, 2012

Slopes at Breckenridge already turning brown after season of light, dry snowpack  May 6, 2012

No-snow ski race points to climate (AP)  May 6, 2012

Disclosure proposed for chemicals in oil and gas fracking fluids  May 5, 2012

Guest Commentary: New EPA pollution safeguards protect our families  May 5, 2012

Ken Salazar, Hickenlooper greenlight Denver-area greenway plan  May 5, 2012

Guest Commentary: 30 years after Exxon's oil shale bust in Colorado  May 5, 2012

TransCanada reapplies for Keystone XL oil pipeline with new route (AP)  May 5, 2012

Official "drought" feels damp to British after wettest April on record (AP)  May 5, 2012

Salazar proposes disclosure of fracking chemicals on public lands  May 4, 2012

Forest Service officials drag dead cows out of designated camping areas near Aspen  May 4, 2012

Spring Valley compressor site in limbo  May 4, 2012

Independence Pass opening two weeks early due to lack of snow in Colorado high country  May 4, 2012

Ditmer: Proceed with caution on fracking  May 4, 2012

Online Only  Guest Commentary: Colorado's failure to enforce oil and gas rules  May 4, 2012

Letter  Water shortage? Use only what you need  May 4, 2012

Letter  The danger of living in the forest  May 4, 2012

CU-Boulder researcher looks for radioactive dust in snow from San Miguel County   May 4, 2012

3 desert-tough plants that will be rock stars in a drought   May 4, 2012

Colorado River generating money and jobs (AP)  May 4, 2012

Aspenites get used to life without plastic bags  May 3, 2012

Proposed federal fracking rules draw fire at Colorado hearing  May 3, 2012

Pitkin Planning commission rejects Shadow Mountain homesite  May 3, 2012

Online Only  Guest Commentary: Water for generations to come  May 3, 2012

Disposal of frozen cows in cabin near Aspen begins Thursday  May 3, 2012

BLM halts oil and gas leasing plan for Colorado's North Fork Valley  May 3, 2012

Feds clear way for Colorado to manage roadless areas with plan that allows some commercial uses  May 3, 2012

Proposed federal fracking rules draw fire at Colorado hearing  May 2, 2012

Remedies not stopping water pollution at Commerce City refinery  May 2, 2012

Letter  Would Suncor have cleaned up benzene spill on its own?  May 2, 2012

Longmont's new oil/gas rules still too strict say state, COGA  May 2, 2012

Centerra residents seek moratorium on oil and gas drilling  May 2, 2012

Oil and gas companies pick up the property tax bill in Weld County  May 2, 2012

Boulder leaders show support for carbon tax, sales tax  May 2, 2012

Site Gas compressor station in Spring Valley to be discussed  May 2, 2012

First day of Aspen's plastic-bag ban goes smoothly  May 2, 2012

Group says Vernal oil shale meeting was illegal  May 2, 2012

Plan for I-70 viaduct calls for dropping road below ground level  May 2, 2012

Editorial: Find common ground on Colorado oil and gas drilling rules  May 2, 2012

Colorado roadless rule still includes exceptions (AP)  May 2, 2012

Congressional field hearing on fracking in Denver (AP)  May 2, 2012

Suncor officials defend pollution prevention (AP)  May 2, 2012

CO towns await vote on drilling tax proposal (AP)  May 2, 2012

Company proposes uranium mine in Wyo. Red Desert (AP)  May 2, 2012

Loveland residents question link between Centerra amendment and energy development proposal  May 1, 2012

Rafting Colorado rivers not so wild in 2012: Water that's not too high, not too low can be just right for first-timers  May 1, 2012

Carbondale plastic bag ban begins today  May 1, 2012

Another reason for local control of oil and gas drilling (2 letters)  May 1, 2012

Low snowmelt buoys rafting companies  May 1, 2012

Colo. regulators halt drilling at old landfill in Windsorl (AP)  May 1, 2012

BLM issues draft finding on Bowie coal proposal (AP)  May 1, 2012

BLM to sell rights to mine in Elk Creek in May (AP)  May 1, 2012

Drilling oil in Colorado makes water, takes water  April 30, 2012

Consultants' report to guide Boulder's update of pesticide use  April 30, 2012

Forest Service still mulling Conundrum frozen cow disposal (AP)  April 30, 2012

Nanda: Demand-supply gap in world water supply is widening  April 29, 2012

South Platte River still a work in progress since Hayman Fire  April 29, 2012

Lower North Fork fire ambushed crews, surprised residents  April 29, 2012

Guest Commentary: Balance protection, play in Colorado's public lands  April 29, 2012

Peirce: U.S. metro regions on the rise  April 29, 2012

Colorado bill would penalize communities that curb oil, gas drilling (AP)  April 29, 2012

Tab Benoit, Dr. John, others fight to save coast (AP)  April 29, 2012

Boulder County resident finds increased heavy metals in water after Fourmile Fire  April 28, 2012

Boulder's 178-acre Shanahan Ranch up for sale  April 28, 2012

Guest Commentary: Harvesting, replanting best way to a healthy forest  April 28, 2012

 

Environmental News Network

European Agricultural Ministers look to backtrack on Farm Carbon Program  May 17, 2012

Melting Sea Ice Could Lead to Pressure on Arctic Fishery  May 16, 2012

NOAA: Six Fish Populations Restored to Healthy Levels in the US  May 16, 2012

U.S. Military Not Retreating on Clean Energy  May 16, 2012

European Airlines provide early data on carbon emissions, show slight reduction  May 16, 2012

Africa may struggle to extract groundwater, experts say  May 15, 2012

Wind, Solar...Coconuts: Small Island Developing States Commit to Renewable, Sustainable Energy for All  May 15, 2012

Report: Global Biodiversity Down 30 Percent in 40 Years  May 15, 2012

Forest-sourced biofuel is bad for the environment, new study warns  May 15, 2012

Expect the Unexpected to happen with Climate Change  May 15, 2012

Bill To End Fossil Fuel Subsidies Introduced Into Congress  May 14, 2012

Cardamon cultivation impacting tropical forests  May 14, 2012

Navy raises sonar impact on dolphins, whales dramatically  May 14, 2012

US consumers willing to pay 13% more to support a clean energy standard  May 14, 2012

Solar Power and Desalinization Innovations tested in Egypt  May 12, 2012

Ground Water and Sea Level  May 10, 2012

Algae fuel potential greater than thought  May 10, 2012

New Anti-Bacterial Packaging To Prolong Pepsi's Shelf-Life  May 9, 2012

Major Natural Gas Project approved for Uinta Basin, Utah  May 9, 2012

Microsoft Moving Towards Carbon Neutrality  May 9, 2012

Study: Geological Clock Ticks Faster Than We Thought  May 8, 2012

The Great Outdoors Is Good for Allergies  May 8, 2012

Streetkleen Taps Man's Best Friend for Renewable Biogas  May 7, 2012

Scientists create constant supply of sterile water using sunlight and air   May 7, 2012

Israel To Help India Clean Up The Ganges River  May 6, 2012

Keystone Pipeline application resubmitted with route that bypasses Nebraska's Sand Hills  May 5, 2012

Stream Temperatures Don't Parallel Warming Climate Trend  May 4, 2012

Greenland's Ice Melting Overestimated  May 4, 2012

Are there toxic chemicals in your gardening equipment and supplies?  May 4, 2012

Study: Natural Gas Development Linked to Wildlife Habitat Loss  May 3, 2012

GMO Labeling to Go Before Voters in California  May 3, 2012

Tropical countries struggle to engage with REDD+  May 3, 2012

Biodiversity loss significant impact on ecosystems  May 3, 2012

Thunderstorms and the Upper Atmosphere  May 2, 2012

Ford to EV Dealers: Meet Environmental Requirements  May 1, 2012

Arabic Records Allow Past Climate to Be Reconstructed  May 1, 2012

'Warming Hole' Delayed Climate Change Over Eastern United States  April 30, 2012

Wind Turbines found to create local warming  April 30, 2012

Take a Walk, its good for you AND for the Environment!  April 29, 2012

Rio+20 Sustainable Development Talks too Focused on Technology?  April 28, 2012

The Change in Ocean Salinity  April 27, 2012

Garbage Trek  April 27, 2012

Palm oil is a major driver of peatlands destruction in Indonesian Borneo  April 27, 2012

David Cameron outlines a Green Plan for Britain, gets mixed reviews  April 27, 2012

Concrete Degradation at New Hampshire, Nuclear Plant  April 26, 2012

Northern Canada Feels the Heat: Climate Change Impact On Permafrost Zones  April 26, 2012

Ancient farming method may help conserve savannahs  April 26, 2012

New EPA Mapping Tool  April 25, 2012

China signs deal with Iceland to develop geothermal energy  April 25, 2012

Mexico Passes Climate Change Law  April 24, 2012

The Price is Right for Wind Power  April 24, 2012

Ocean Methane  April 24, 2012

Dalai Lama: Take Care of Our Home  April 23, 2012

Global Warming in a Nutshell  April 23, 2012

 

Environmental News Service

European Carbon Emissions Fall, Most Airlines Comply  May 15, 2012

Western Hemisphere Monkeys Likely to Perish in Climate Squeeze  May 15, 2012

Texas Judge Will Rule Against Las Brisas Power Plant Air Permit  May 15, 2012

Stakes High in Bonn Climate Talks: Global Deal, $100B Fund  May 14, 2012

End Polluter Welfare Bill Would Stop Coal, Oil, Gas Subsidies  May 10, 2012

Mountain Waters Run Dry for Mexico's Wixaritari People  May 9, 2012

Climate Change Pushes Europe's Alpine Plants Up Toward Extinction  May 9, 2012

First Solar Project on U.S. Public Lands Starts Generating  May 8, 2012

Vermont Will Be First U.S. State to Ban Fracking  May 8, 2012

50 Years of Ashtabula River Contamination Settled for $5.5 Million  May 8, 2012

India Seeks Israeli Technology to Clean Ganges River  May 7, 2012

Automakers Standardize 15 Minute Fast-Charging System for Electric Vehicles  May 7, 2012

TransCanada Applies Again for Keystone XL Pipeline Presidential Permit  May 7, 2012

U.S. Proposes Delayed Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals  May 5, 2012

Rocky Mountain Greenway to Link Former Weapons Production Sites  May 4, 2012

B.C. Coast Oil Spill Points Up Enbridge Pipeline Danger  May 3, 2012

Lawsuit Challenges Willits Bypass Freeway to Save Wetlands, Salmon  May 3, 2012

Newspapers in Fracking Secrecy Case Win Support of Doctors, Scientists  May 2, 2012

EPA: 45 Areas Fail to Achieve Latest Smog Standards  May 2, 2012

Awash in Plastic Bags, Ho Chi Minh City Tries a Tax  May 1, 2012
Hess Refinery Must Install Pollution Controls Worth $45 Million
  May 1, 2012

Japan, USA Collaborate on Nuclear Crisis, Green Communities, Rare Earths  April 30, 2012

'The Great Recycle' Debuts With Huge Recycling Bin in Times Square   April 27, 2012

New York City Awards $4.6 Million in Watershed Protection Grants   April 26, 2012

Ukraine President Launches Chernobyl New Shelter Construction   April 26, 2012

Warm Ocean Currents Eroding Antarctic Ice Shelves   April 25, 2012
Clean Air Act Effective Finds Lung Association's 2012 Report
 April 25, 2012

First Green Ribbon Schools Honored for Environmental Excellence  April 25, 2012

First Gulf Oil Spill Arrest: Former BP Engineer Charged  April 24, 2012

Conflict, Drought Put a Million Syrians at Risk of Starvation  April 24, 2012

U.S. Energy Dept. Funds Creation of 'Plug-and-Play' Home Solar Systems  April 24, 2012

Maui County Sued to Stop Sewage Discharges to Popular Beach  April 23, 2012

Forests in Crisis as EU Lifts Sanctions on Myanmar/Burma  April 23, 2012

 

The Fence Post

Agricultural Advocacy Lunch Educational for Students  May 2, 2012

Bee die-off a complicated issue for beekeepers and farmers  April 27, 2012

Broadening the distribution of E15 could impact northern Colorado farmers  April 27, 2012

Weld County dairymen express concerns over water-surcharge increases; water board expected to reduce charges  April 26, 2012

 

High Country News [contact Loretta Lohman for help]

Debate over what makes a road rages on in Utah   May 16, 2012

The Colorado River and Big Daddy drought   May 15, 2012

Recycling diesel emissions for farm fertilizer?   May 14, 2012

Western legislative roundup   May 14, 2012

Bark beetle kill leads to bigger fires, right? Well, maybe   May 14, 2012

Retirees join environmentalists in fighting Arizona copper mine   May 14, 2012

Western legislatures grab for control of public lands    May 14, 2012

L.A. activists try to stop woodlands from becoming sediment dumps   May 14, 2012

From gust to gale   May 14, 2012

The delights of urban wilderness   May 14, 2012

Selling what's priceless is the nuttiest idea of all   May 10, 2012

Fire wise  May 10, 2012

Strip mining kitty litter  May 9, 2012

The Pawnee Buttes oversee a changing landscape  May 8, 2012

Frack fricasee  May 8, 2012

Salmon song  May 3, 2012

Go down to the river and play  May 2, 2012

Little grousing on the prairie  May 2, 2012

How now, Browns Canyon   April 30, 2012

Low snowpack means a dry summer for the West  April 30, 2012

A Mexican rancher struggles to shift from cattle to conservation  April 30, 2012

New telling of a geologic saga: A review of Rough-Hewn Land  April 30, 2012

Balancing fish and farms on a Washington estuary  April 30, 2012

Haste makes waste  April 26, 2012

Lessons from the Old West: Don’t ban it, brand it  April 26, 2012

Last in line  April 24, 2012

Sagebrush rebellion rides again  April 23, 2012

 

Los Angeles Times    

A shorter white-water rafting season  May 17, 2012‎‎‎

San Onofre's future hinges on finding cause of abnormal tube wear  May 17, 2012‎‎‎

Company wants to tap Mojave's public lands for Southland water  May 16, 2012‎‎

Firms step up fracking disclosure; activists want it banned  May 16, 2012‎‎

It really is hot in here: US has warmest 12 months on record  May 16, 2012‎‎

Edison's San Onofre plan could make things worse, consultant says  May 16, 2012‎‎

Howard Buffett, Warren's farmer son, nurtures a cause  May 13, 2012‎‎

On the Spot: What makes a hotel green?  May 13, 2012

OC plant generators brought out of retirement to avert power shortage  May 12, 2012

Water conservation and the hotel guest  May 12, 2012

Failing satellites jeopardize weather forecasting, report says  May 11, 2012

Congress considers subsidizing deductibles on crop insurance  May 11, 2012

State coastal panel OKs scaled-down plan for Pebble Beach project   May 10, 2012

2 South Gate industrial sites added to EPA Superfund list   May 10, 2012

California lawmakers push for fracking rules   May 10, 2012

California salmon start their comeback   May 10, 2012

Los Angeles water use is creeping up   May 9, 2012

 Our too-thirsty forests  May 8, 2012

Dinosaurs' digestive gases linked to global warming  May 8, 2012

At what price progress? $14 million -- to raise a Civil War ship  May 7, 2012

Recycled soil at Cabazon site found not to pose serious health threat  May 7, 2012

Homes' landscaping edges onto public sand in Newport Beach  May 7, 2012

A year of hard-to-predict weather seen for Southland  May 7, 2012

La Niña is over, La Nada may be next  May 6, 2012

On the spot: Hotels and the environment  May 6, 2012

Brown administration to create regulations for hydraulic fracturing  May 5, 2012

California ranches where cattle and wildlife coexist  May 5, 2012

Keystone XL pipeline: Canadian firm seeks US permission, again  May 5, 2012

Interior Department issues new fracking rules  May 5, 2012

Garden hoses often contain phthalates and lead, study says  May 5, 2012

Space weather expert has ominous forecast  May 5, 2012

Rohrabacher wants moratorium on San Onofre-style nuclear plants  May 5, 2012

San Onofre nuclear plant may resume partial service in June  May 4, 2012

California bullet train board approves environmental studies  May 4, 2012

Movie review: 'Last Call at the Oasis' smartly sounds alarm on water  May 4, 2012

L.A. Arboretum to open sustainable garden for festival  May 3, 2012

Study finds dramatic drops in L.A. beach pollution since 1970s  May 3, 2012

LA coastal waters dramatically cleaner, study finds  May 3, 2012

Malibu activist retracts claim against Pepperdine over sudsy water  May 2, 2012

Grand Ole Opry sues Army Corps over damage from 2010 flood  May 1, 2012

Settlement may bring EV infrastructure to California  April 30, 2012

Water bond is circling the drain  April 30, 2012

Letters  Upset about fracking law  April 29, 2012

Edison, Scripps join to study offshore faults near San Onofre  April 28, 2012

Why is safety a divisive issue for Nuclear Regulatory Commission?  April 28, 2012

LA County water district plans to freeze rates  April 27, 2012

Amid scrutiny, water district will freeze water rates  April 27, 2012

Ancient DNA sheds light on spread of European farming  April 27, 2012

Six Flags Magic Mountain polluting river, coalition alleges  April 26, 2012

Activists urge Discovery to acknowledge climate change science  April 26, 2012

Diablo Canyon reactor gets unwelcome guests  April 26, 2012

Organic farming, carefully done, can be efficient  April 26, 2012

Feud between 2 obscure water agencies costs consumers  April 25, 2012

Federal charges filed against ex-BP engineer in spill  April 25, 2012

Unearthed artifacts threaten solar project  April 24, 2012

San Onofre not expected to close for good, Edison says  April 24, 2012

Solar power producers hesitate to embrace new DWP program  April 23, 2012

Storm chasers stir a tempest in tornado alley  April 23, 2012

 

New York Times

Last Ones Left in a Toxic Kansas Town  May 20, 2012

Q. and A.: How to Save Bangladesh?   May 17, 2012

A Conversation With : Urban Planner Rahul Mehrotra   May 17, 2012

Letter:  Regulating Gas Drilling   May 17, 2012

EDITORIAL  The Grand Old Party and the Sea  May 17, 2012

Sterilizing That Blasted Ballast  May 17, 2012

Brazil’s President Faces Defining Decision Over Forest Bill  May 17, 2012

The Gas Age, Circa 1986  May 16, 2012

Artifacts From a Time of Many Droughts  May 16, 2012

Dam Project Threatens a Way of Life in Peru  May 16, 2012

A New Skirmish in the Ethanol Wars  May 16, 2012

Letters  Dire Predictions About Climate Change  May 16, 2012

More on Extreme Weather and the Greenhouse Effect  May 15, 2012

Q. and A.: The Most Endangered Rivers  May 15, 2012

Pondering That Green Label  May 15, 2012

Ruling on Mine Will Be Appealed  May 15, 2012

EDITORIAL  Confronting Keystone Again  May 15, 2012

Deadliest Danger Isn't at the Rig but on the Road  May 15, 2012

Hawaii’s Beaches Are in Retreat, and Its Way of Life May Follow  May 15, 2012

E.P.A. Appeals Coal Mine Ruling  May 14, 2012

Offshore Transmission Line Takes a Step Forward  May 14, 2012

A Rebound for 6 Fish Populations  May 14, 2012

Willing to Pay (a Little) More for Clean Energy  May 14, 2012

Neglected, Rotting Trees Turn Deadly  May 14, 2012

Editorial  Operating in the Dark   May 14, 2012

South Kingstown Journal: In Rhode Island, Protecting a Shoreline and a Lifeline  May 13, 2012

Conserving Utah's Fragile Salt Flats  May 13, 2012

Certifying Good Growers  May 13, 2012

Cracking the Smart Energy Market  May 11, 2012

An Appeal to Your Wallet (and Sense of Humor)  May 11, 2012

Varied Views on Extreme Weather in a Warming Climate  May 11, 2012

Editorial  To Make Fracturing Safer  May 11, 2012

On Our Radar: Lugar, the G.O.P. and Climate Change  May 10, 2012

California and Quebec Near an Agreement for Trading of Carbon Permits  May 10, 2012

OpEd  Game Over for the Climate  May 10, 2012

Seeing Source of Electricity in Water Pipes  May 9, 2012

E.P.A. Chemist Who Warned of Ground Zero Dust Is Reinstated  May 9, 2012

Corps of Engineers to Devise Faster Plan to Protect Lakes From Invasive Species  May 9, 2012

Canada Is Slow to Act on Emissions, Audit Warns  May 8, 2012

An Old Texas Tale Retold: the Farmer vs. the Oil Company  May 8, 2012

Getting Lessons on Water by Designing a Playground  May 8, 2012

When the Wind Whispers, Whose Name Does it Call?  May 8, 2012

Dead Dolphins and Birds Are Causing Alarm in Peru  May 8, 2012

Sipping From the Garden Hose? Think Again.  May 7, 2012

Amid Brazil’s Rush to Develop, Workers Resist  May 6, 2012

Last Reactor of 50 in Japan Is Shut Down  May 6, 2012

When Hillary Meets 'Didi'  May 6, 2012

Never Mind Europe. Worry About India.  May 6, 2012

Safeguarding Massive Trees, Champs of the Ecosystem  May 5, 2012

New Application Is Submitted for Keystone Pipeline  May 5, 2012

New Proposal on Fracking Gives Ground to Industry  May 5, 2012

A Crusade for Comfort in the Park  May 5, 2012

Japan’s Leaders Fret as Nuclear Shutdown Nears  May 5, 2012

U.S. Announces Compromise on Fracking Disclosure  May 5, 2012

The Short Hot Life of Heartland's Hateful Climate Billboard  May 4, 2012

A New Tactic in the Climate Wars  May 4, 2012

Wastewater Becomes Issue in Debate on Gas Drilling  May 4, 2012

Wastewater Jitters in New York  May 4, 2012

Brazil Sending More Troops to Guard Amazon Borders  May 4, 2012

An Oasis, Once Gilded, Now Greened  May 4, 2012

To Repair the Shore, or Retreat?  May 4, 2012

'Last Call at the Oasis,' a Documentary About Water Supplies  May 4, 2012

Editorial  The Risk From Chemical Plants  May 4, 2012

A Student's Conversation With Michael Mann on Climate Science and Climate Wars  May 3, 2012

Secretary of Defense on Climate, Foresight and the National Interest  May 3, 2012

Is Yucca Mountain Still Dead?  May 3, 2012

More on the Science of Clouds and Climate  May 3, 2012

A Fresh Look at Clouds, and Heat, in the Greenhouse  May 3, 2012

Court Urged to Order Decision on Nuclear Waste Site  May 3, 2012

Report Points to Decline in Ability to Monitor the Earth  May 3, 2012

On Our Radar: Carbon Trading for South Korea  May 3, 2012

Gulf Again Able to Reap a Rich Harvest of Pearls  May 3, 2012

Editorial: A New View of the Aqueous Globe  May 3, 2012

OpEd How Chemicals Affect Us  May 3, 2012

Lights Out for Research Satellites?  May 2, 2012

The Low-Level Radiation Puzzle  May 2, 2012

Editorial  Quebec's Front-Line Forests  May 2, 2012

'Dystopian Future' Draws Problem Solvers to Mumbai  May 2, 2012

Climate Change and the Body Politic  May 1, 2012

A Grim Portrait of Palm Oil Emissions  May 1, 2012

Clouds’ Effect on Climate Change Is Last Bastion for Dissenters  May 1, 2012

Q&A: Greening the City's Zoning Rules  May 1, 2012

Life in the Sea Found Its Fate in a Paroxysm of Extinction  May 1, 2012

An Underground Fossil Forest Offers Clues on Climate Change  May 1, 2012

Spring’s False Start  May 1, 2012

Report Finds Pipeline Oversight Wanting  April 30, 2012

Will Oil Extraction Imperil Western Parks?  April 30, 2012

Amid Rural Decay, Trees Take Root in Silos  April 30, 2012

Letter  Planting Native Species  April 30, 2012

Turning Unused Acres Green  April 29, 2012

History Colorado Center Opens in Denver  April 28, 2012

 

Science Daily

1,000 years of climate data confirms Australia's warming  May 17, 2012

The Rhine is five million years older than first thought: Age of the river corrected based on fossils  May 16, 2012

Humanmade pollutants may be driving Earth's tropical belt expansion: May impact large-scale atmospheric circulation  May 16, 2012

Ancient tree-ring records from southwest U.S. suggest today's megafires are truly unusual  May 16, 2012

Common fungicide wreaks havoc on freshwater ecosystems  May 16, 2012

Air pollution level changes in Beijing linked with biomarkers of cardiovascular disease  May 15, 2012

Juggling with air pollutant data  May 15, 2012

Statistical analysis projects future temperatures in North America  May 15, 2012

Tiny plants could cut costs, shrink environmental footprint  May 15, 2012

Arctic seabirds adapt to climate change  May 15, 2012

A practical guide to green products and services  May 15, 2012

Measuring CO2 to fight global warming, enforce future treaty  May 14, 2012

Nearly One-Tenth of Hemisphere's Mammals Unlikely to Outrun Climate Change  May 14, 2012

Steelhead trout lose out when water is low in wine country  May 14, 2012

Plant protein discovery could boost bioeconomy  May 14, 2012

Urban landscape's power to hurt or heal  May 14, 2012

NASA's New Carbon-Counting Instrument Leaves the Nest  May 12, 2012

Population pressure impacts world wetlands  May 11, 2012

Water usage far exceed sustainability level in the desert southwest, US  May 10, 2012

North Atlantic storm patterns throw light on England's 1987 gale  May 10, 2012

Push from Mississippi kept Deepwater Horizon oil slick off shore  May 10, 2012

Logging of tropical forests needn't devastate environment  May 10, 2012

New weak point discovered in the Antarctic ice sheet  May 9, 2012

Soybeans soaked in warm water naturally release key cancer-fighting substance  May 9, 2012

Significant water anomaly explained  May 9, 2012

Agricultural bacteria: Blowing in the wind  May 9, 2012

Effect of groundwater use: Using water from wells leads to sea level rise, cancels out effect of dams  May 8, 2012

Plastic trash altering ocean habitats  May 8, 2012

Geologists map prehistoric climate changes in Canada's Yukon Territory  May 8, 2012

Challenges in genetically engineered crop regulatory process  May 8, 2012

Adirondack lakes in North Eastern US lose ice cover as climate warms: Most pristine lake marks biggest change  May 7, 2012
New research brings satellite measurements and global climate models closer  May 7, 2012

BPA effects seen in monkey mammary glands  May 7, 2012

Dry rivers, vibrant with culture and life  May 7, 2012
European mountain plant population shows delayed response to climate change  May 7, 2012

Clean animals result in fewer E. coli  May 4, 2012

Plant diversity is key to maintaining productive vegetation  May 3, 2012

Environmental toxicants causing ovarian disease across generations  May 3, 2012

Scientists core into California's Clear Lake to explore past climate change  May 3, 2012

Increasing speed of Greenland glaciers gives new insight for rising sea level  May 3, 2012

Decades of data show spring advancing faster than experiments suggest  May 2, 2012

Dry heat increases bark beetle bite  May 2, 2012

Mining for heat: Abandoned mine tunnels might ferry geothermal energy from deep underground  May 2, 2012

Handful of heavyweight trees per acre are forest champs  May 2, 2012

First-of-its-kind study reveals surprising ecological effects of earthquake and tsunami  May 2, 2012

Rapid decline in US Earth observation capabilities  May 2, 2012

Ecosystem effects of biodiversity loss could rival impacts of climate change, pollution  May 2, 2012

Gas development linked to wildlife habitat loss  May 2, 2012

Stream temperatures don't parallel warming climate trend  May 2, 2012

Experiments underestimate plant responses to climate change  May 2, 2012

Arctic sea-ice loss didn't happen by chance  May 2, 2012

Global warming: New research blames economic growth  May 1, 2012

Simple way to remove mud from drinking water  May 1, 2012

From decade to decade: What's the status of our groundwater quality?  April 30, 2012

Student-devised process would prep Chinese shale gas for sale  April 30, 2012

Arabic records allow past climate to be reconstructed  April 30, 2012

Rapid test strips detect bacterial contamination in swimming water  April 30, 2012

Global warming refuge discovered near at-risk Pacific island nation of Kiribati  April 30, 2012

Bioluminescent technology for easy tracking of GMO  April 29, 2012

Pacific islands on equator may become refuge for corals in a warming climate due to changes in ocean currents  April 29, 2012

Polluting China for the sake of economic growth  April 27, 2012

First evaluation of the Clean Water Act's effects on coastal waters in California reveals major successes  April 26, 2012

Oil palm surging source of greenhouse gas emissions  April 26, 2012

'Warming hole' delayed climate change over eastern United States  April 26, 2012

Eight species of wild fish have been detected in aquaculture feed  April 25, 2012

Antibiotic resistance flourishes in freshwater systems  April 25, 2012

Wind pushes plastics deeper into oceans, driving trash estimates up  April 25, 2012

Selenium impacts honey bee behavior and survival  April 25, 2012

Warm ocean currents cause majority of ice loss from Antarctica  April 25, 2012

Northern Canada feels the heat:Climate change impact on permafrost zones  April 24, 2012

Do urban 'heat islands' hint at trees of future?  April 24, 2012

Study finds surprising Arctic methane emission source  April 24, 2012

Bark beetle management and ecology in southern pine forests  April 23, 2012

 

USA Today 

Hawaii will be first state to ban disposable plastic bags  May 17, 2012

Lead poisoning guidelines revised; more considered at risk  May 16, 2012

Dog beaches stir debate in shoreline communities  May 16, 2012

Subdivisions go urban as housing market changes  May 16, 2012

Raging wildfires scorch Arizona, force evacuations  May 14, 2012

EPA: Pa. town's water not polluted by fracking  May 12, 2012

Senators call for EPA inquiry into factory sites  May 10, 2012

Wrecked Brazilian ship leaking oil in Antarctica  May 10, 2012

2012 is USA's warmest year on record, so far  May 9, 2012

Interior OKs Utah gas wells, says 4000 jobs could be added  May 9, 2012

Asian tiger shrimp invade US waters  May 8, 2012

Natural gas pipelines under cyber attack  May 8, 2012

Public support slips for steps to curb climate change  May 8, 2012

Snow drought that hammered ski resorts now targets farmers  May 7, 2012

Obama proposes fracking companies disclose chemicals  May 4, 2012

Climate wars heat up with murder billboards  May 4, 2012

Plant-based biofuels expand with tech advances  May 4, 2012

Climate change causes earlier plant flowering  May 3, 2012

Report warns of weather satellites' 'rapid decline'  May 3, 2012

Congressional hearing in Denver tackles fracking  May 3, 2012

USGS: Wyo. 'quake' an echo of big mine blast  May 2, 2012

Energy efficiency greens most new homes  May 2, 2012

Study of Texas wind farms' impact on climate causes stir  May 1, 2012

Smelter study paves way for hearings on leftover lead threat  May 1, 2012

How car-centric is your city? Public transit ranked  April 26, 2012

Letters: Science, not profit, must lead deep water drilling  April 25, 2012

USA TODAY's Wendy Koch finishes green home  April 24, 2012

EPA: 'More work needs to be done'  April 24, 2012

Historic Charleston fights over docking of cruise ships  April 23, 2012

 

Wall Street Journal [ask for stories]

Vt. becomes 1st state to ban hydraulic fracturing  May 17, 2012‎‎

NRC researching nuke plant licenses past 60 years  May 17, 2012‎‎

Farmland Values Continue to Surge in U.S. Midwest  May 16, 2012‎‎

Report: Regulations reducing gas-drilling impacts   May 15, 2012‎‎

Foundation Will Study Mine Safety   May 15, 2012‎‎

Oil Companies Drawn To 'Frac Sand'   May 15, 2012‎‎

NY anti-fracking movement gets star-studded boost   May 15, 2012‎‎‎

Judge Narrows Claims in Chevron Lawsuit   May 15, 2012‎‎

Anti-fracking rallies, concert coming to Albany  May 14, 2012‎‎

Gas drillers wrangle over NY limitations, bans  May 13, 2012‎‎

Great Lakes Invaders Face Salty Rebuff   May 12, 2012‎‎

Coast Girds for Tsunami Litter   May 11, 2012‎‎

NSW Scoops Over $302 Million From Desalination Plant Deal  May 11, 2012‎‎

NY landowners assert right to frack for gas  May 9, 2012‎‎

Here Be Oil Plugs: Spill-Containment Kits Go Global  May 9, 2012‎‎

APNewsBreak: Army Corps quickens Asian carp study  May 8, 2012‎‎

Cities seek more money from tax-exempt colleges  May 8, 2012‎‎

Conn. bill would restrict insecticide use  May 8, 2012‎‎

London Trial for Smart City Operating System  May 8, 2012‎‎

Letter  Missed Their Chance To Say No to Bribery  May 7, 2012‎‎

Drought-Free Australia Doesn't Dampen Interest in $2 Billion Desalination Plant  May 7, 2012

Chicago's $435 Million Water-Bond Deal Could Be A 'Blowout'  May 5, 2012

Report: NY regulations for drilling waste too lax  May 4, 2012

AP Exclusive: Wyo. got EPA to delay frack finding  May 4, 2012‎‎

U.S. to Set Rules for Fracking on Federal Land  May 4, 2012

Cows Turn Quaint Cabin Into Small Slaughterhouse  May 3, 2012

Intense Heat, But No Light, in Japan-Korea Hydrographic Battle  May 2, 2012

Cummins Thrives on New Air Regulations  May 1, 2012

Large Wind Farms Increase Temperatures Near Ground  April 30, 2012‎‎

Water Shortage Threatens India Cane Crop  April 30, 2012

Sierra Club challenges Md. natural gas terminal  April 27, 2012

Preservation Meets Paradise  April 27, 2012

NY's Binghamton University pitches energy research  April 26, 2012

Facing Scrutiny, Builder Horton Changes Course on Mineral Rights  April 26, 2012

Who Put Lettuce in My Daffodils?  April 25, 2012

Keeping City Rivers Safe  April 24, 2012

An Economic Approach to the Environment  April 24, 2012

Cardin to chair hearing on wildlife, wetlands  April 24, 2012

Corps expands list of options for stopping carp  April 24, 2012

Japan's Hydrographers Busy Remapping the Northeast, Counting Islands  April 23, 2012

Washington Post [free registration]

United States Enrichment Corp., bailed out once, seeks more federal money for new project  May 17, 2012

Vermont becomes first state to ban gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing  May 17, 2012

Prince George’s community cracks down on stormwater pollution  May 16, 2012

Calvert County schools 100 percent green again  May 16, 2012

Report: State regs reduce environmental impact of gas drilling in Pa., will also work in NY  May 16, 2012

Loudoun Water to reconnect well in Raspberry Falls community   May 16, 2012

Is climate change research holding back advances in weather forecasting?  May 16, 2012

Researcher: Stress a plant by withholding water and it survives by changing genetic response  May 16, 2012

Potomac most endangered river?  May 15, 2012

All the world's water: a drop in Earth's bucket  May 15, 2012

Seeds found in traveler's bag at BWI were invasive weed species  May 15, 2012

Maryland senators criticize septics regulation proposal by O'Malley admninistration  May 15, 2012

Arizona gov. vetoes bill that demanded state get control of millions of acres of federal land  May 15, 2012

Potomac River threatened by pollution, Congress, new report says  May 15, 2012

Global warming threatens pine forests, forcing federal officials to shift strategy  May 14, 2012

Does government knowledge mean government intrusion?  May 14, 2012‎‎

Engineers boasted new design would cut tube wear at nuke plant, now shuttered on Calif coast  May 13, 2012

Gas drillers wrangle over NY limitations; opponents argue for more limits or ban on fracking  May 13, 2012

Letter  All the wrong reasons for Whole Foods project  May 12, 2012

Nations endorse UN backed guidelines aimed at thwarting ‘land grabs’ to give poor access  May 12, 2012

Fears of failure bubbling around Rio+20 environment summit, largest UN conference ever  May 11, 2012

Clean air rules create jobs, TV ads from environmental groups claim  May 11, 2012

Letter  An unfair attack on the EPA  May 11, 2012

Mechanical failure, worker error blamed for natural gas well blowout in eastern Wyoming  May 11, 2012

Maryland has driest January-April on record; drought expands into Montgomery county  May 10, 2012

Wrecked Brazilian ship spilling oil in Antarctica as huge icebergs crunch its fuel tanks  May 10, 2012

'Flush tax' in Maryland to double in July  May 9, 2012

Researchers: Marine insect laying eggs on plastic debris in the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’  May 9, 2012

California utility says 1,300 tubes in troubled nuke plant will be retired, as probe continues  May 9, 2012

Drought watch declared in central, western Md., joining Eastern Shore  May 9, 2012

The allure of fracking  May 9, 2012

Farmers to receive grants to fight pollution in parts of Chesapeake, other watersheds  May 9, 2012

Interior approves Anadarko’s plan for Utah gas wells  May 9, 2012

Microsoft pledges to go carbon neutral  May 9, 2012

Maryland Department of the Environment celebrates Drinking Water Week  May 8, 2012

NRC chair promises thorough review of idled Cal nuke plant, calls talk of restart ‘premature’  May 8, 2012

Something in the prehistoric air that helped keep it warm _ methane from dinosaur digestion  May 8, 2012

Letter  The EPA and harsh punishments  May 8, 2012

New openness may take heavy toll on environment of Myanmar, one of Asia’s least spoiled places  May 7, 2012

The trouble with tar sands oil  May 6, 2012

Aspen Ski Area hosts ski race without snow to highlight effects of climate change  May 6, 2012

AP: Pa. gas drilling generated $3.5 billion in 2011; figure could soar, depending on prices  May 6, 2012

Oil sands company raising money for first commercial operation in US  May 5, 2012

Heartland Institute launches campaign linking terrorism, murder, and global warming belief  May 4, 2012

TransCanada says it has reapplied to build Keystone XL oil pipeline  May 4, 2012

Interior Department sets rules for gas drilling on public lands  May 4, 2012

Water, water everywhere: Britons baffled by simultaneous drought and floods  May 4, 2012

Argentina’s gas and oil fields are risky but lucrative for Big Oil  May 4, 2012

EPA e-mails on anti-pollution rules reveal agency’s frustration with White House  May 3, 2012

TransCanada expected to reapply for Keystone pipeline permit as soon as Friday  May 3, 2012

The Potomac River, in good health and bad  May 3, 2012

Potomac River's and Anacostia River's cleanup makes progress, but much work remains  May 3, 2012

US appeals court mulls challenge to Shell’s plan to drill deep-water wells in Gulf of Mexico  May 2, 2012

Environmental bills to get O'Malley's signature  May 2, 2012

Lawsuit: USDA predator killing program outdated, illegal, waste of money; Group sues in NV  May 2, 2012

Critics say Discovery Channel's 'Frozen Planet' sidesteps climate change issue  May 2, 2012

Green and read all over: Earth-friendly books  May 1, 2012

No, wind farms are not causing global warming   May 1, 2012

Scientists worry that warming seas may be harming the endangered right whale  May 1, 2012

Report: World progress too slow on climate control  April 30, 2012

Exxon Mobil Corp. cleaning up 80000 gallons of oil spilled after pipeline burst in rural La.  April 30, 2012

Bay cleanup plan has environmental groups at odds  April 30, 2012

Editorial  Building a sustainable Washington, without breaking the bank  April 29, 2012

Newmont chief says Conga gold mine could be abandoned  April 28, 2012

Workers plug blown Chesapeake Energy Wyoming oil well with mud; 3-day gas eruption ceases  April 28, 2012

 

Arkansas-Rio Grande       Arkansas-Rio Grande      
(return to top)

 

Alamosa Valley Courier [sometime subscription for full story]

State legislation helps Valley water  May 17, 2012

Green waste pickup is a go  May 17, 2012

Water 2012: SWSI identifies future Colorado water shortfalls   May 16, 2012

FWS seeks plan comments, ideas   May 16, 2012

Senate bill 1775 fits SLV's future  May 15, 2012

SLV water outlook worse than 2011  May 10, 2012

BLM hosts community session about oil and gas  May 10, 2012

Energy interest prompts study  May 9, 2012

Alamosa Trees: Water a tree until it’s happy  May 9, 2012

Water 2012: Colorado Water Conservation Board celebrates 75 years   May 9, 2012

Mosquito board welcomes docs   May 9, 2012

Water 2012: Arkansas River water development explained  May 2, 2012

SolarReserve seeks power agreement  May 2, 2012

State honors Entz for water education  April 27, 2012

Power line generates public comments  April 27, 2012

Sanchez boat inspections start May 11  April 26, 2012

Water 2012: The many uses of Colorado's water   April 25, 2012

 

Buena Vista Chaffee County Times  [search by date] 

Arkansas River cleanup set for May 19 at three locations  May 16, 2012

Commissioners decide to cease testing of wells  May 16, 2012

Fourmile: Leave No Trace launches education effort  May 16, 2012

11th annual Paddle Fest set for May 25-27 in Buena Vista  May 16, 2012

Managers work to find flows for upcoming whitewater season  May 16, 2012

Dust Control Plan begins May 7  May 3, 2012

AHRA to hike Big Sandy wash  May 3, 2012

 

Canon City Daily Record [search by headline]

Letter  Robert Martin: Problem caused by new flood zone  May 16, 2012

Richard Hilderbrand, Charlotte Norman elected to Penrose Water Board  May 10, 2012

Cañon City Metropolitan Area Recreation and Parks District to host Kids Fishing Derby  May 10, 2012

Letter  Tawny McCall: Keeping our area beautiful  May 4, 2012

Cañon City High School students receive NRCS award  May 2, 2012

Paul Maye: Important water board election  April 27, 2012

Cañon City High School students tour local water treatment plant  April 26, 2012

Florence water main project continues  April 26, 2012

 

Center Post Dispatch - - unclear availability

SolarReserve seeks power agreement  May 4, 2012

 

Colorado Springs Independent [search archives by headline]

More on the stormwater albatross  May 14, 2012

Fracking ban, two new studies and other news  May 9, 2012

Noted: Struggling stormwater  May 9, 2012

Ripple effect  May 9, 2012

Choppy waters  May 2, 2012

Noted: City and Ultra fight over SDS  April 25, 2012

Turning a new leaf  April 25, 2012

Ultra blocks progress on SDS pipeline   April 23, 2012

 

Colorado Springs Gazette

Utilities may only need four water rate hikes for SDS  May 17, 2012

Utilities pledges to look at options for downtown power plant  May 17, 2012

Water level is too low to help Colorado's endangered fish  May 16, 2012

NOREEN: Budgets cuts won't cure all the city's ills  May 16, 2012

Denver Water, 2 counties sign Colorado River deal  May 15, 2012

Dirt-bikers dispute enviro claims about impact on Bear Creek trout  May 15, 2012

Bach: Stormwater 'day of reckoning' is here  May 14, 2012

Colorado meteorologists collecting hailstone data  May 14, 2012

UCCS students take on economics, impacts of oil and gas  May 12, 2012

Feds' 'listening session' focuses on Chimney Rock  May 11, 2012

Environmentalists suing over dirt bikes on popular Springs area trail  May 11, 2012

LETTERS:   What’s in those fluids?  May 9, 2012

Rain, snow bring lower fire danger to Pikes Peak region  May 9, 2012

Republican backs off Colorado drilling proposal  May 8, 2012

Letter  Defunding the EPA  May 7, 2012

Letter  Already strained aquifers  May 7, 2012

Q&A with Diana May: Delving into oil and gas issues  May 5, 2012

Rampart Reservoir opens for boating May 10, campgrounds open today  May 4, 2012

Colorado snowpack remains well below average  May 4, 2012

Independence Pass to open early  May 4, 2012

Goodbye La Niña: Will drought, hurricanes also go?  May 3, 2012

Debate continues to rage over fracking, energy regulations  May 3, 2012

Proposed federal fracking rules draw fire at Colorado hearing  May 3, 2012

Feds clear way for Colorado to manage roadless areas  May 2, 2012

LIVE COVERAGE: Oil and gas hearing in Denver  May 2, 2012

The key ingredient in oil drilling? Water  April 28, 2012

Drilling oil takes water and makes water  April 28, 2012

Company plugs blown oil well leaking gas  April 27, 2012

Protect Our Winters mobilizing skiers, boarders  April 27, 2012

Denver Water takes steps for drought emergency  April 26, 2012

County holding oil and gas meeting  April 25, 2012

Residents evacuate after gas leaks from oil well  April 25, 2012

Council votes to give Utilities access  April 25, 2012

Homebuilder contracts to buy northern part of Banning Lewis  April 25, 2012

Utilities seeks legal authority to access oil company's land for SDS  April 24, 2012

State gearing up for possible summer drought  April 23, 2012

 

Creede Mineral County Miner- unclear availability

Comments sought for forest project  May 4, 2012

Special meeting decides water issue  May 4, 2012

 

Del Norte Prospector- unclear availability

Ex-EPA official visits well sites  April 27, 2012

 

LaJunta Tribune-Democrat

Commissioners approve remediation of area at Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site  May 17, 2012

Commissioners hear plan for measuring economic effect of Super Ditch  May 9, 2012

Lessons learned from previous droughts shapes endangered fish recovery actions  May 6, 2012

Annual Wildfire Operating Plan in effect  April 26, 2012

 

LaJunta Ag Journal

Agricultural producers located in Custer and Delta may be eligible for enrollment  May 15, 2012

Biogas digesters to power ethanol plant  May 15, 2012

Study of Hemp’s ag potential moves ahead in Senate  May 8, 2012

Experts talk options for going solar  May 7, 2012

HSUS forms Colorado ag advisory council  May 5, 2012

Trees vulnerable to drought, budget cuts  April 28, 2012

Center for Rural Affairs urges Senate to amend Farm Bill  April 25, 2012

 

Leadville Herald Democrat [search archives after 2 weeks]

1,000 fish die at hatchery because of power outage   May 10, 2012

Independence Pass opens Friday   May 10, 2012

Snowpack drops again in April   May 10, 2012

Wet summer is predicted   May 4, 2012

Habitat restoration to begin on Arkansas   May 4, 2012

Bratton describes the politics of water for forum   May 4, 2012

Mine operating, but not shipping yet  April 27, 2012

 

Monte Vista Journal [subscription for full story]

Wilbur-Ellis Co. lauded for environmental respect  May 4, 2012

 

Pikes Peak Courier View

 

Pueblo Chieftain

House panel renews Pinon Canyon ban  May 17, 2012

Martin, Quigley elected to metro board   May 17, 2012

Lawmakers mop up, adjourn   May 17, 2012

Colorado to appeal water quality ruling  May 16, 2012

Water projects up for vote  May 16, 2012

Colorado Springs says it’s aware of stormwater needs  May 15, 2012

Editorial  The special session May 15, 2012

Wildlife topics invade San Luis Valley  May 14, 2012

Lake Pueblo ramp to close  May 13, 2012

Special session holds much more than civil unions for So. Colo.  May 13, 2012

Pipeline company seeks wells options  May 13, 2012

Strategy needs structure  May 13, 2012

Upper Arkansas water managers working on plans  May 13, 2012

Written in Water  Saving water for generations in the future  May 13, 2012

Russian olive’s fall from grace   May 13, 2012

Editorial  The special session   May 13, 2012

Solar farm flips switch  May 12, 2012

Fire ban in Las Animas County   May 12, 2012

Feds: SDS still in compliance  May 11, 2012

Trickle-down agronomics  May 11, 2012

City seeks permanent water right for course  May 11, 2012

Upper Arkansas water managers working on plans   May 10, 2012

Pueblo County special districts announce special elections results  May 10, 2012

Special legislative session could begin Friday  May 10, 2012

Pueblo West prepares for July 4 festivities  May 10, 2012

SDS jobs detailed  May 9, 2012

Colorado Springs hunts for money in existing budgets   May 9, 2012

Agency wants to provide an assist without control  May 9, 2012

Reclamation drills down for data; crews researching rock and soil conditions  May 8, 2012

State engineer OKs replacement project  May 8, 2012

COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE BRIEFS: High lakes opening early; Upper Arkansas work begins   May 8, 2012

SLV water war fugitive surrenders   May 8, 2012

Water judge likes to dip a line, but pledges fairness  May 7, 2012

Editorial  The stormwater gap  May 7, 2012

Column  Washing away the elephant in the room   May 7, 2012

Drought preparedness focus of workshop  May 6, 2012

Super Ditch best hope for valley   May 6, 2012

Dust Bowl: Lessons from the past   May 6, 2012

Test case   May 6, 2012

What others are saying . . .   May 6, 2012

Drilling rules proposed May 5, 2012

Editorial  Farming first  May 4, 2012

County commissioners: Fund it or else   May 4, 2012

Study: 99 percent of stormwater needs are in El Paso County  May 3, 2012

Super Ditch pilot ready for take off  May 3, 2012

BLM moves against anti-Christo group  May 3, 2012

Pro-fracking states drill Obama plan  May 3, 2012

Mineral rights bill shelved  May 3, 2012

Editorial  Suspend SDS   May 3, 2012

Report card readied on cleanup   May 3, 2012

Dry conditions persist in the Arkansas Valley  May 2, 2012

Public meet set tonight on enviro review   May 2, 2012

Tamer whitewater season to get early start from runoff  May 2, 2012

SDS jobs focus of May 16 meet  May 2, 2012

Coal mining moves forward  May 2, 2012

Chostner: Springs must fix its own stormwater problems   May 1, 2012

Storm(water) warning  May 1, 2012

Ex-smelter site may get Superfund status  May 1, 2012

Pondering pipeline water rights  April 29, 2012

Program aims to protect sources   April 29, 2012

Lessons of past guide future efforts   April 29, 2012

Young farmers need more support  April 29, 2012

Ecological trips planned  April 29, 2012

Rio Grande project would address spruce beetle damage   April 29, 2012

Written in Water  Magic of art mixes well with water   April 29, 2012

The truth: Fluoridation is our valuable friend   April 29, 2012

Letter  All wet   April 29, 2012

 

Pueblo West View [current week only in pdf]

Final Colorado roadless rule announced  May 10, 2012

PuebloWest prepares for July 4 festivities [see Pueblo Chieftain]  May 10, 2012

 

Salida Citizen

Arkansas River Cleanup / Greenup Day Saturday, May 19th  May 9, 2012

City Responds to Water Bill Questions  May 9, 2012

 

Salida Chafee County The Mountain Mail [subscriber only]

Cottonwood Pass will open Friday  May 10, 2012

San Luis Valley Wetlands Focus Area Committee hosts free workshop  May 8, 2012

Colorado COG report lists findings of economic relationship to water  May 8, 2012

UAWCD board of directors meet Thursday in Salida  May 7, 2012

Council reviews watering options  May 2, 2012

Federal government asks judge to dismiss OTR lawsuit  May 2, 2012

BLM extends geothermal comment period  April 30, 2012

Water officials speak at public forum   April 24, 2012

Kerber Creek Restoration project receives $50,000  April 23, 2012

 

South Fork Times - mostly paid only

Questions answered about spill cleanup  April 27, 2012

 

Trinidad Times Independent

Water Festival seeks volunteers  May 15, 2012

New Environmental Scholarship offered by Culebra Range  May 15, 2012

Colorado firm submits best bid for North Lake project  May 11, 2012

Progress on the Purgatoire; Riverwalk area could become put-and-take fishing spot  May 8, 2012

New Elk predicts 30 years; Mine anticipates 3M tons annually at Hwy. 12 site  May 4, 2012

 

Westcliffe Wet Mountain Tribune

USFS begins clean-up work  May 17, 2012

Directors elected in Round Mountain, Custer Hospital District balloting  May 10, 2012

Library to focus on water with display and movie  May 3, 2012

 

Woodland Park TriLakes Tribune

 

South Platte              South Platte             
(return to top)

 

Aurora Sentinel

FOCUS: Evacs and drills pared near nuke plants  May 16, 2012

New angle on trout troubles  May 11, 2012

Fracking town meeting in Aurora  May 11, 2012

Spawning an environmental success story  May 10, 2012

City board appointments  May 10, 2012

Colorado towns await vote on drilling tax proposal  May 2, 2012

City pushes for new oil drilling restrictions, but local activists say changes are inconsequential  April 23, 2012

 

Boulder Daily Camera   

NOAA: Thinner sea ice may lead to more mercury contamination  May 17, 2012

West Magnolia recreation area in Boulder County to close for summer  May 16, 2012

Boulder leaders move forward on plastic, paper bag fee  May 16, 2012

Nicholas McCumber: Don't tax or get rid of plastic bags  May 15, 2012

Boulder County panel to review comp plan's oil, gas provisions  May 14, 2012

Scientists use Fourmile Creek to gauge fire impact on water quality  May 14, 2012

Colorado meteorologists collecting hailstone data  May 14, 2012

Don't frack near Erie schools  May 13, 2012

Jack Groverland: Don't believe that fracking poses no threat to human health May 13, 2012

Valmont Butte cleanup under way, despite concerns about soil, graves May 13, 2012

Boulder Water Festival celebrates 20 years  May 12, 2012

Despite dry spring, Boulder won't implement water restrictions this summer  May 12, 2012

Boulder to consider fee on paper, plastic grocery bags rather than ban  May 11, 2012

Firestone drafts plans for managing drought  May 10, 2012

Longmont's new oil and gas rules pass first reading 5-2   May 9, 2012

Candidates for Boulder County commissioner take on hot topics  May 9, 2012

St. Vrain Valley Voices: Be fair to oil and gas industry   May 9, 2012

Propane, benzene levels in Erie not harmful, study says  May 8, 2012

Hope Steffens-Nett: Fracking takes a lot of precious water  May 8, 2012

Vegetables in a dry season  May 8, 2012

Lakota, loggers team up to save trees in South Dakota  May 7, 2012

Ruth A. Remple: Stop waiving oil and gas penalties  May 7, 2012

Longmont council to vote on new oil, gas regulations  May 7, 2012

Butterfield: Fracking -- home to roost in your backyard  May 6, 2012

Global warming billboards nixed  May 6, 2012

CU-Boulder researcher looks for radioactive dust in snow from San Miguel County  May 4, 2012

Guest opinion: Boulder County should reject NISP  May 4, 2012

Wyoming got EPA to delay frack finding  May 4, 2012

Judith Blackburn: Fracking is serious business  May 4, 2012

St. Vrain Valley Voices: The bridge fuel to nowhere  May 4, 2012

Boulder scientists model global concentrations of toxic wildfire chemical  May 3, 2012

BLM to put off North Fork Valley oil and gas sale  May 3, 2012

Congressional hearing in Denver tackles hydraulic fracturing  May 3, 2012

Dry spring: Boulder's heavy winter snowstorms a distant memory  May 3, 2012

Dry April follows dry March, leaving Boulder water managers worried  May 2, 2012

Dan Frazier: Ban fracking in our communities  May 2, 2012

Lafayette seeking liquid insurance for water supply  May 1, 2012

Sanfacon's fracking ban only viable choice  May 1, 2012

Boulder CRC's Garden in a Box sale adds green vendors, nonprofits  May 1, 2012

Elin Riley-Weiss: Climate change will affect our water supplies  April 30, 2012

Boulder County resident finds increased heavy metals in water after Fourmile Fire  April 28, 2012

Letter  Microwaves and climate change  April 28, 2012

Boulder scientists gear up to chase thunderstorms  April 27, 2012

Boulder's 178-acre Shanahan Ranch up for sale  April 27, 2012

Boulder County hosts wildfire mitigation trainings in mountain communities  April 25, 2012

Scientist: Air still safe in Erie despite elevated propane levels  April 24, 2012

Ruth A. Remple: Protections for our pristine wild places and water  April 24, 2012

Barbara Hays: Get serious about water consumption  April 23, 2012

Boulder scientists distinguish sources of CO2 in the air  April 23, 2012

 

Brighton Standard Blade [almost entirely subscription]

Yes to circles, diamonds and squares; no water rationing in Brighton  May 2, 2012

 

Broomfield Enterprise

Broomfield uses goats as an alternative to chemical weed control  May 17, 2012

Broomfield to examine water rates in new study  April 27, 2012

Long-awaited Metzger Farm open space efforts under way  April 24, 2012

 

Brush News Tribune 

Northern Water Board ups C-BT water quota to 100 percent  May 14, 2012

Wiggins Board of Trustees may meet with Weldon Valley Ditch Co. board over water  May 12, 2012

 

Carbon Valley Farmer & Miner [search archives by date]

Drought mitigation plan presented to Board of Trustees  May 16, 2012

In the pipeline: Weld natural gas transport plan headed for construction April 26, 2012

 

Castle Rock News Press [search archives by date]

Douglas County aims for uniform oil and gas regulations  May 12, 2012

School makes the grade for environment  May 4, 2012

Castle Rock to weigh water plans  April 26, 2012

 

Centennial Citizen

Drainage projects ease developers’ burden  April 26, 2012

Commerce City Sentinel Express  [2 weeks]

More monitoring ordered for Suncor  May 16, 2012

Health department to Suncor: More work needed  May 11, 2012

Suncor to have permanent protections by fall  May 2, 2012

Council postpones vote on oil moratorium  April 26, 2012

Adams County adopts sustainability managment plan  April 26, 2012

 

Denver Westword

After ignoring the South Platte River for decades, Denver is once again panning for gold  May 9, 2012

Fracking the North Fork Valley: Opponents exult as BLM defers drilling  May 4, 2012

I-70 viaduct built below ground could bury a north Denver feud  May 2, 2012

Last ski area standing: Arapahoe Basin announces early May 6 closure, last hurrah  May 2, 2012

 

Elbert County News

 

Englewood Herald

City water supplies deemed adequate  May 12, 2012

Flat-rate water no bargain, official says  April 26, 2012

 

The Estes Park News

 

Estes Park Trail Gazette [limited archives]

Estes Park officials hear about fiber optics, water lease  May 16, 2012

Spray it, don't say it, in Estes Park  May 11, 2012

Mayor says Estes has plenty of water for future Next board meeting to address potential PRPA water sale  May 7, 2012

County planner: Land-use issues interesting  April 26, 2012

 

Fairplay Flume [search by date]

USFS says mountain pine beetles declining, CU says beetles breeding twice a year   May 11, 2012

Prevention and treatment of mountain pine beetle infestation  May 11, 2012

Park County gets two new ‘natural areas’ designated  May 11, 2012

Fairplay hears about BLM land lease  May 11, 2012

May 1 snowpack at 19 percent of average in Upper South Platte sub-basin  May 4, 2012

External fire mitigation systems eyed after Lower North Fork fire   May 4, 2012

Mass Megawatts installs high-efficiency wind-powered water pump in Como   May 4, 2012

Letter  Democratically Speaking   April 28, 2012

 

Fort Collins Coloradoan [many articles at https://groups.google.com/group/southplatte?hl=en]

Feds dismiss Aaron Million's Flaming Gorge Pipeline proposal for second time  May 17, 2012

Poudre River rafting companies facing record-low flows  May 16, 2012

Loveland enacts emergency fracking ban, Fort Collins may follow  May 16, 2012

Larimer County extends fire restrictions  May 15, 2012

Company unlikely to be fined for oil drilling on landfill  May 15, 2012

Fort Collins, Loveland city councils to take up drilling rules within city limits today  May 15, 2012

CSU study: Trees don't clean as much as thought  May 15, 2012

No water restrictions expected in Fort Collins this summer  May 14, 2012

CSU project to study effects of development on Poudre River  May 13, 2012

Occupy protest targets fracking, area oil drilling  May 12, 2012

No water restrictions expected in Fort Collins this summer  May 11, 2012

Proposal seeks to ban oil, gas drilling in Fort Collins until February  May 11, 2012

Fracking moratorium on Fort Collins City Council agenda May 9, 2012

Occupy groups are focusing on fracking  May 8, 2012

Rain helpful, but hardly a dent in drought  May 8, 2012

Time running out for Fischer's well-water legislation for farmers  May 7, 2012

Small town, big oil: Windsor residents grapple with energy boom  May 6, 2012

Company nixes plan to store radioactive materials, explosives in Windsor  May 3, 2012

Fracking forum with League of Women Voters set for Monday  May 3, 2012

Colorado Roadless Rule to protect 154,000 areas in Larimer County  May 3, 2012

Oil drilling rig at Windsor landfill site comes down  May 3, 2012

Coloradoan seeking Windsor residents' views on oil and gas drilling  May 3, 2012

Ozone levels still hamper Fort Collins air quality  May 2, 2012

State declares emergency at landfill oil well  May 2, 2012

Exceptionally dry, warm April wraps with more records  May 2, 2012

State declares health emergency at Windsor oil drilling site  May 1, 2012

Pipeline financier Aaron Million's properties in foreclosure  May 1, 2012

Crabgrass, weeds bedevil local gardeners  April 28, 2012

Platte River Power Authority considers leasing water for fracking [update]  April 26, 2012

Marathon Oil renews quest for gas, oil near Wellington [update]  April 26, 2012

PRPA weighing whether to sell water for fracking  April 26, 2012

Marathon Oil seeking oil, gas across large area of Larimer County  April 26, 2012

Oil and gas drilling beneath homes escalates concerns  April 25, 2012

Fire hydrant flushing begins this week in east Fort Collins  April 23, 2012

 

Fort Lupton Press 

In the pipeline: Weld natural gas transport plan headed for construction   April 25, 2012

 

Fort Morgan Times

Northern Water Board ups C-BT water quota to 100 percent  May 14, 2012

Wiggins Board of Trustees may meet with Weldon Valley Ditch Co. board over water  May 12, 2012

Wiggins board debates lawn sprinkling hours  May 11, 2012

Civil unions not dead, Colorado governor says  May 10, 2012

Fort Morgan celebrating National Drinking Water Week May 6-12  May 4, 2012

Fort Morgan water, sewer rates may need hikes  May 1, 2012

Wiggins town water purchase hits snag  April 28, 2012

Stormwater committee seeking feedback on utility idea   April 26, 2012

 

Greeley Tribune [many articles at https://groups.google.com/group/southplatte?hl=en]

Rig at Island Grove drills just a fraction of wells in Greeley city limits  May 17, 2012

Available ag land in Weld tough to find; current profitability keeping owners hanging on  May 16, 2012

Northern Water board agrees to release more water from C-BT reservoirs  May 12, 2012

Occupiers protest fracking near Ranchers Exploration Partners in Greeley  May 12, 2012

Weather balloon launch gives students a hands-on science project  May 11, 2012

Producers relieved in S. Platte groundwater bill's passage, but more action still needed, they say  May 10, 2012

S. Platte groundwater bill passes  May 10, 2012

Greeley residents turn to more than xeriscape for water savings  May 9, 2012

Greeley city officials taking a stand against public water initiatives  May 9, 2012

Drilling tax proposal faces Colorado showdown  May 7, 2012

Needed rain falling on Greeley, Weld County  May 7, 2012

Frack water usage expected to grow, yet still small compared other usage  May 6, 2012

Groundwater bill expected to die on the calendar next week; Farmers, residents frustrated  May 5, 2012

Interior sets new drilling rules on public land  May 5, 2012

Statewide snowpack tied for lowest on record; Colorado River Basin at all-time low  May 4, 2012

Greeley seeing its hottest and third-driest year on record so far  May 4, 2012

Greeley one of 12 cities to win national water conservation contest  May 3, 2012

Drilling halts after site deemed unstable, official said  May 3, 2012

Weld County's first "man camp" not sustainalbe under current land use, commissioners say  May 2, 2012

Congressional hearing in Denver tackles fracking  May 2, 2012

Oil and gas companies pick up the property tax bill in Weld County  May 2, 2012

Cory Gardner  Cutting red tape key to water storager  May 1, 2012

Deficit-irrigation farm explores manners to get high yield from less water  May 1, 2012

Groundwater bill on to the House floor  April 28, 2012

Wyoming reassured over Colorado oil well pollution  April 27, 2012

As snowpack melts, demand for water rises in cities and farms [see Windsor Now]  April 26, 2012

Greeley water festival makes splash with fourth graders  April 26, 2012

Appropriations committee to take a 2nd look at groundwater bill [see Windsor Now] April 25, 2012

Weld dairymen express concerns over water-surcharge increases; water board expected to reduce charges [see The Fence Post]   April 24, 2012

 

Highlands Ranch Herald

Douglas County aims for uniform oil and gas regulations  May 12, 2012

 

LaPorte North Forty News  [search archive from home page]

Larimer County extends fire restrictions on open fires and fireworks  May 15, 2012

Fort Collins residents can get free sprinkler system audit May 12, 2012

Northern Water approves additional Colorado-Big Thompson Project water supplies  May 12, 2012

Insect found on Cache la Poudre River tributaries warrants protection under Endangered Species Act  May 9, 2012

Water reserves will help keep Cache la Poudre River rafters afloat  April 24, 2012

 

Littleton Independent

Sterne Lake dredging nears end  May 4, 2012

Littleton buys Plum Valley land  April 26, 2012

                                

Lonetree Voice

Douglas County aims for uniform oil and gas regulations  May 12, 2012

 

Longmont Times Call

Boulder County planning panel directs staff to study possible oil and gas comprehensive-plan changes  May 17, 2012

Boulder County panel to review comp plan's oil, gas provisions  May 14, 2012

Scientists use Fourmile Creek to gauge fire impact on water quality  May 14, 2012

Johnnie St. Vrain: Longmont kids' pond is being drained, but not completely  May 11, 2012

Loveland considers time-out on drilling  May 11, 2012

Firestone drafts plans for managing drought  May 10, 2012

Longmont's new oil and gas rules pass first reading 5-2  May 9, 2012

Propane, benzene levels in Erie not harmful, study says  May 8, 2012

Rural Boulder County residents: We want to sell our produce  May 8, 2012

Longmont council to vote on new oil, gas regulations  May 7, 2012

Boulder County solicits land-use suggestions from farmers' neighbors  May 6, 2012

Congressional hearing in Denver tackles fracking  May 3, 2012

Longmont's new oil/gas rules still too strict say state, COGA  May 2, 2012

Johnnie St. Vrain: Wastewater fee is based on winter water bills  May 2, 2012

Editorial  Plastic bag regulations misguided  May 2, 2012

Even in dry summer, water restrictions unlikely for Longmont  April 29, 2012

St. Vrain Valley Voices: Fracking can be safer  April 26, 2012

Longmont to resume parks watering  April 25, 2012

Editorial  Deepwater drilling still isn't safe enough  April 24, 2012

 

Loveland Reporter Herald

Loveland approves drilling moratorium  May 16, 2012

Community, law makers plant trees on land devastated by Crystal Fire (Video)  May 12, 2012

Northern Water increases water supply for eastern farmers  May 12, 2012

Trail Ridge Road could open Monday  May 12, 2012

Loveland considers time-out on drilling  May 11, 2012

Loveland's super-dry spring yields to wet cool front: At long last, rain  May 8, 2012

Larimer County Farmers Union co-sponsors talk on oil leasing  May 7, 2012

Learn more about hydraulic fracturing on Monday  May 4, 2012

Centerra residents seek moratorium on oil and gas drilling  May 2, 2012

Editorial Plastic bag regulations misguided  May 2, 2012

Loveland residents question link between Centerra amendment and energy development proposal  May 1, 2012

Oil and gas producers scope out city-owned farm in Loveland  April 26, 2012

Loveland City Council supports water for 'fracking'  April 25, 2012

City of Loveland ponders water sales for oil, gas drilling  April 24, 2012

Loveland's Centerra oil, gas lease on hold  April 24, 2012

RH editorial: Gulf drilling still isn't safe enough  April 24, 2012

 

Northern Colorado Business Report

Moratoriums draw fire from oil industry  May 16, 2012

Fort Collins, Loveland mull drilling bans  May 15, 2012

Green River Formation contains 3 trillion barrels of oil  May 15, 2012

Oil and gas group criticizes Department of Interior  May 15, 2012

Draft drought mitigation plan presented to the Firestone trustees  May 14, 2012

 

Parker Chronicle

Douglas County aims for uniform oil and gas regulations  May 12, 2012

Parker Water enters new era after vote  May 9, 2012

Water district defends against candidate's criticism  May 4, 2012

 

Sterling Journal Advocate

Watering restrictions in effect for Sterling users  May 17, 2012

Noble Energy, Inc. operations growing  May 12, 2012

Final version of monitoring well license approved by commissioners  May 9, 2012

Roundtable to determine future of strategic energy plan  April 27, 2012

Strasburg The I-70 Scout [one week only]

Pollinators provide ecosystem service  May 15, 2012

 

Windsor Beacon

Board considers moratorium water sales to the oil industry

Windsor grapples with energy boom  May 9, 2012

Company nixes plan to store radioactive materials in Windsor  May 9, 2012

Oil drilling rig moved  May 4, 2012

South Hills oil and gas wells project approved  April 27, 2012

Gas drilling concerns escalate  April 27, 2012

Windsor gas drilling concerns escalate with under-home drilling  April 25, 2012

 

Windsor Now

Available ag land in Weld tough to find; current profitability keeping owners hanging on   May 16, 2012

Occupiers protest fracking near Ranchers Exploration Partners in Greeley   May 12, 2012

Windsor Town Board expresses unofficial support for moratorium on hydrant water use for oil and gas hydraulic fracturing  May 9, 2012

Occupy Greeley, Fort Collins to host fracking protest Friday  May 9, 2012

Windsor oil drilling rig taken down and activity stopped after site deemed unstable  May 7, 2012

Frack water usage expected to grow, yet still small compared other usage  May 6, 2012

Unknown if Windsor drill site in violation, commission reports  May 4, 2012

Get it while it's hot - The snow is melting, pumping up the Poudre early this season. But it may not last forever.  May 3, 2012

Colorado regulators halt drilling at old landfill  May 2, 2012

Oil and gas companies pick up the property tax bill in Weld County  May 2, 2012

Windsor Town Board approves controversial land-use application  April 29, 2012

Appropriations committee to take a 2nd look at groundwater bill  April 25, 2012

 

Yuma Pioneer  [2 week archive]

May 18 is deadline to apply to graze CRP  May 17, 2012

Fire-impacted producers can use CRP   May 3, 2012

Poverty on the Plains  May 3, 2012

 

Upper Colorado                Upper Colorado               

(return to top)

 

Aspen Daily News 

American Rivers attempts to influence Colo. River District  May 17, 2012

Letter Toward sustainable solutions  May 17, 2012

Crystal one of 'most endangered' rivers  May 16, 2012

Feds warn local officials of an expected, combustible fire season  May 16, 2012

Geothermal drilling put off until fall  May 16, 2012

Letter Wexner land exchange a bad deal for public  May 16, 2012

Council plans for summer drought, water restrictions  May 15, 2012

Aspen’s hydro process is criticized before Congress  May 14, 2012

Letter A valuable piece of land  May 13, 2012

New Colo. roadless rule far from ideal for county, conservationists  May 12, 2012

Letter People that connected the dots  May 12, 2012

Letter Keeping it in the family  May 12, 2012

Letter Why a weaker roadless rule?  May 11, 2012

Lower peak flows to challenge region  May 10, 2012

Plenty of play in the local rivers  May 10, 2012

PitCo ups budget for fighting court cases  May 9, 2012

Letter Wexner deal needs no encouragement  May 9, 2012

Controversial land exchange moves forward  May 8, 2012

Aspen’s forester dives deep into arboricultural issues around town  May 6, 2012

Conundrum Hot Springs being loved to death  May 5, 2012

CDOT: Pass will be open two weeks earlier on May 11  May 4, 2012

Letter The complexity of streams  May 4, 2012

Ranch hands to saw Conundrum cows  May 2, 2012

New stream gauge on Castle Creek installed  May 1, 2012

Letter Revealing the stream’s complexities  May 1, 2012

Today is the last day of the plastic bag  April 30, 2012

Groups seek water for rivers, and fish, this summer  April 30, 2012

Conundrum frozen cows to be sawed   April 30, 2012

Green living in the wilds of Aspen  April 29, 2012

Letter Feed the wildlife, keep the cabin  April 29, 2012

Farmers go to Washington to fight North Fork gas leases  April 28, 2012

Vail Resorts joins SkiCo in backing wilderness designation in Colorado  April 28, 2012

Column The ecosystem doesn’t care  April 27, 2012

Another attempt to divert conservation funds emerges  April 26, 2012

Letter Bull Mountain increased gas well exploration  April 26, 2012

Aspen City Council gives OK to Ridgway dam hydropower buy  April 25, 2012

Letter Enthusiastically backing the bag ban  April 25, 2012

Settlement in gas lease case draws local criticism  April 24, 2012

Column  Billions of reasons to consider the implications  April 24, 2012

 

Aspen Times

Forest Service mulls whether Conundrum warning is enough  May 17, 2012

Talk set on climate change May 17, 2012

Water loans might aid some Colorado rivers  May 16, 2012

Aspen area due for severe wildfire season  May 16, 2012

Aspen geothermal project delayed  May 16, 2012

Aspen Tap program to expand  May 16, 2012

Open space group trying to get Garfield County sales tax on fall ballot  May 16, 2012

Crystal River deemed endangered  May 16, 2012

Oil-shale companies tout research projects  May 16, 2012

Denver Water, 2 counties sign Colo. River deal  May 15, 2012

Deal could keep Red Lady pure  May 15, 2012

Pitkin County raises new objection to Thompson Divide leases  May 14, 2012

Tour the Ruedi dam  May 14, 2012

Area rivers approaching their peak flows already  May 11, 2012

BLM oil, gas lease auction brings in $4.8 million  May 11, 2012

Artifacts pose land-use issue in Pitkin County  May 10, 2012

Crystal River might get attention  May 10, 2012

Bureau of Reclamation: Ruedi Reservoir might not fill  May 10, 2012

Water situation looking grim  May 10, 2012

Aspen Times Weekly cover story: The departments are dialing it in  May 10, 2012

Public comment begins on BLM-Sutey land swap  May 8, 2012

Wyoming governor opposes BLM's plan to cut oil shale leasing  May 8, 2012

Republican backs off Colorado drilling proposal  May 8, 2012

Water from mine to be tested with dye  May 7, 2012

Strategy plotted for cleanup of Coal Basin  May 7, 2012

Three towns conflict with Garfield County on oil shale  May 7, 2012

Rangers debate message to give to Conundrum Creek trail users  May 7, 2012

Climate Impact Day paints bleak picture on Aspen Mountain  May 6, 2012

Forest Service: Conundrum faces bigger woes than cows  May 5, 2012

Students join the battle against climate change  May 5, 2012

'Broken Earth Day' is set for Saturday  May 4, 2012

Conundrum cleanup begins  May 4, 2012

Letter An oil-shale wasteland  May 4, 2012

Colorado roadless rule gets mixed reaction  May 3, 2012

Planning commission rejects Shadow Mountain homesite  May 3, 2012

BLM puts off North Fork Valley oil and gas sale  May 3, 2012

Some Colorado roadless areas get stiffer protections  May 3, 2012

Congressional hearing in Denver tackles fracking  May 3, 2012

First day of Aspen's plastic-bag ban goes smoothly  May 2, 2012

Officials stress wildfire danger in Aspen area, the valley  May 2, 2012

Gas compressor station topic of two CMC meetings  May 2, 2012

In the sky: Wild from on high  May 2, 2012

Letter Protect our streams  May 2, 2012

Ruedi bumps up releases; reservoir expected to fill  May 1, 2012

Ruedi could see daily boat inspections  May 1, 2012

Bag ban begins in Aspen, Carbondale  May 1, 2012

Letter Rivers are pristine  May 1, 2012

Conservation group looks to borrow water  April 30, 2012

Conundrum cows may be cut up, scattered  April 30, 2012

Boaters should be paddling while they can  April 30, 2012

Schwartz sponsors bill to help forests  April 28, 2012

Pitkin County urges restraint on oil-shale leasing  April 26, 2012

Temperature hits record in Aspen  April 26, 2012

Chimney Rock bill advancing in Washington  April 26, 2012

Last mine remaining in Pitkin County objects to limits  April 25, 2012

Conundrum cow carcass count higher than rangers first thought  April 24, 2012

Aspen to discuss purchase of hydropower from Ridgway  April 23, 2012

Letter Crack down on fracking   April 23, 2012

Keeping family tradition alive on the Child Ranch  April 23, 2012

 

Craig Daily Press

CMS River Watch program propels students to the top of water quality testing  May 16, 2012

Due to dry winter, river activities bottom out in shallow waters  May 11, 2012

Prescribed burns caused five out-of-control fires in April  May 7, 2012

Colorado snowpack remains well below average  May 4, 2012

Moffat County Commission approves Shell temporary use permit  May 2, 2012

Moffat County Commission approves Colowyo severance tax deduction  April 27, 2012

Wyoming concerned over Colo. oil well pollution  April 27, 2012

Routt County commissioners table oil well permit, seek better air and water quality monitoring  April 26, 2012

 

Eagle Valley Enterprise

Gypsum updates water restriction policy  May 9, 2012

Eagle and Pitkin counties partner on open space plan  April 25, 2012

Balancing business with environment  April 25, 2012

 

Glenwood Springs Post Independent  

The shrinking Colorado River  May 17, 2012

Group names Crystal River one of the most endangered  May 16, 2012

Strudleys to appeal judge's dismissal of Antero lawsuit  May 16, 2012

Open space group is trying to get county sales tax on fall ballot  May 16, 2012

Land-use code review continuing on schedule  May 15, 2012

Study affirms newer West Divide seep is 'naturally occurring'  May 15, 2012

CMC trustees dump SourceGas lease agreement  May 15, 2012

Silt considering rezoning River Preserve to 'public utility'  May 14, 2012

Pitkin County raises new objection to Thompson Divide gas leases  May 14, 2012

Keep Thompson Divide like it is  May 14, 2012

Strudley lawsuit against Antero dismissed  May 12, 2012

Area rivers approaching peak flows already  May 12, 2012

CMC, SourceGas differ on need for facilitator  May 10, 2012

River District presents 'State of River' meeting on Roaring Fork  May 9, 2012

Garfield County commissioners questioned about Vernal meeting  May 8, 2012

Sutey-Two Shoes land exchange proposal open for public comment  May 8, 2012

Conservancy, Forest Service plan for Coal Basin cleanup  May 7, 2012

Three towns disagree with Garfield County on oil shale  May 7, 2012

A skier's call to support the BLM's draft plan for oil shale development  May 7, 2012

New Castle's annual water report is online  May 7, 2012

Reports back fears of fracking contamination  May 5, 2012

Interior sets new drilling rules on public land  May 5, 2012

Raised-bed gardening gives early start to planting season  May 5, 2012

Independence Pass to open early due to low snowpack  May 4, 2012

CMC trustees decline to decide about SourceGas compressor station plan  May 4, 2012

State roadless rule gets mixed reaction  May 3, 2012

CMC has until this Friday to decide on gas compressor site  May 3, 2012

Gas compressor station topic for two CMC meetings  May 2, 2012

Group says Vernal oil shale meeting was illegal  May 2, 2012

Today, May 2, marks 30 years since Black Sunday  May 2, 2012

Carbondale plastic bag ban begins today  May 1, 2012

Ruedi bumps up releases; reservoir expected to fill  May 1, 2012

Letter Oil shale also had positive impacts  May 1, 2012

Meeting to explain water leasing for instream flows  April 30, 2012

Pitkin County urges restraint on BLM oil shale, tar sands leasing  April 26, 2012

Town urges denial of Thompson unitization  April 26, 2012

Letter County should rethink opposition to BLM's preferred oil shale plan  April 26, 2012

Letter Consider banning gas drilling in our towns  April 25, 2012

 

Grand County Sky-Hi News

Metal monsters and bye-bye water  May 17, 2012

History in the making, water agreement touted as game changer for Colorado Water Management  May 16, 2012

Trail Ridge Road In Rocky Mountain National Park scheduled to open May 14  May 12, 2012

Spring runoff, what runoff?  May 10, 2012

Headwater counties pack economic clout  May 10, 2012

Fraser River bank in Fraser stabilized  May 10, 2012

Colorado TU Gives Conservation Award to Grand County  May 9, 2012

Grand Lake hires new planner  May 9, 2012

Water conditions on agenda at May 9 State of the River meeting  May 8, 2012

Many trees down on Sulphur Ranger District  May 6, 2012

Planting a tree as an aid to tree-deprivation  May 6, 2012

Colorado Roadless Rule looks to be a go  May 4, 2012

Boat inspections ramping up for summer season  April 28, 2012

Jon de Vos: Bye-bye Brittney Spears  April 27, 2012

 

Rifle Citizen Telegram 

Rifle water plant funding petitions rejected  May 17, 2012

City responds to critics on water treatment plant  May 10, 2012

Odor sources studied to find solutions  May 10, 2012

Community Calendar of Events  May 10, 2012

Age, operation problems behind need for new plant  May 3, 2012

Petition submitted to city on water plant decision  May 3, 2012

City: Do oil shale the right way  April 26, 2012

Troubled water: Petition drive planned  April 26, 2012

Letter  Street, water plant before rec center  April 26, 2012

 

Snowmass Sun

Water from Hope Mine will be tested with dye  May 9, 2012

Opening on Environmental Advisory Board  May 9, 2012

Sen. Gail Schwartz sponsors bill that would help forests  May 2, 2012

Restoration work to improve fish habitat on upper Arkansas River  May 2, 2012

Rafting season should be solid  April 25, 2012

 

Steamboat Today

Fire mitigation efforts restart in Stagecoach  May 17, 2012

Water safe to drink in town of Yampa  May 16, 2012

Jack Gutschenritter: Fracking truth  May 13, 2012

Boaters intent on savoring every drop of Yampa River this season  May 13, 2012

Letter  Cheerleading forum  May 11, 2012

Oak Creek considers water issues  May 11, 2012

Community Agriculture Alliance: The necessity of prescribed burns  May 11, 2012

Drought persists; some burns allowed in Routt County  May 10, 2012

Oak Creek Town Board to consider land-use changes  May 9, 2012

Steamboat rebate program to boost water conservation  May 9, 2012

Peter Van De Carr: A river runs through it  May 9, 2012

Routt County considering adding staff for drilling permits  May 9, 2012

Steamboat briefs: Water conservation rebate program launches Monday  May 7, 2012

Officials to study air quality near Routt County oil, gas development sites  May 6, 2012

Steamboat residents asked to conserve water  May 5, 2012

Our View: Withholding severance tax revenues punitive  May 5, 2012

Water resources to be scarce across Colorado  May 5, 2012

Proposed federal fracking rules draw fire  May 4, 2012

Conservation easements approved for ranches north of Hayden  May 4, 2012

Rules proposed for Colorado roadless national forest land  May 4, 2012

Moffat County Commission OKs Shell permit  May 2, 2012

State bill would withhold revenues from counties that thwart oil drilling  May 2, 2012

Yampa River likely peaked after rainstorm  May 1, 2012

Group to pay to keep water in Yampa, other state rivers  April 27, 2012

April Stools Day event aims to clean Steamboat parks, trails  April 27, 2012

EPA says oil spills hurting North Park creek  April 27, 2012

60 people attend Routt County meeting about sandhill cranes  April 26, 2012

Routt County commissioners table oil well permit, seek better air and water quality monitoring  April 25, 2012

Water testing at issue with Camilletti well  April 24, 2012

Yampa River runoff falling short  April 24, 2012

Tom Ross: Where did mud season go?  April 24, 2012

Routt County officials looking for clarity on energy regulation  April 24, 2012

 

Summit County Citizens Voice

Water: Feds once again reject Flaming Gorge pipeline  May 17, 2012

Common pesticide deadly to freshwater organisms  May 17, 2012

Study suggests Southwest fires driven by year-to-year weather cycles rather than long-term climate variations  May 17, 2012

Colorado: Chimney Rock close to national monument status  May 17, 2012

Global warming: New statistical analysis trys to pinpoint temperature increases by region and season  May 16, 2012

Is cattle-grazing damaging public lands in the West?  May 16, 2012

Summit County: U.S. Forest Service hits pause button on several projects to assess the cumulative impacts to lynx  May 16, 2012

Colorado: Summit, Grand counties sign deal with Denver Water  May 16, 2012

Colorado: Forest Service set to close popular West Magnolia recreation area for logging and forest restoration project  May 15, 2012

Biodiversity: Hatchery salmon hurting wild populations  May 15, 2012

Global warming: Oceans’ coldest water is vanishing  May 14, 2012

Global warming: Interim climate talks start in Bonn  May 13, 2012

Colorado: Will the monsoon bring drought relief?  May 13, 2012

Colorado: Wildfire danger eases slightly  May 13, 2012

Colorado: Lawsuit planned to protect threatened trout  May 13, 2012

Environment: Shell’s readiness on Arctic drilling challenged  May 13, 2012

Global warming to spur invasive Australian ‘sleeper’ weeds  May 12, 2012

Gulf oil spill: It could’ve been … worse?  May 11, 2012

Climate: Scientists find weak spot in West Antarctic ice sheet   May 11, 2012

Colorado: Hunting for whitewater flows in a drought  May 10, 2012

Global warming: New threat to Antarctic ice shelves   May 10, 2012

Colorado: Rare bug denied endangered status   May 10, 2012

Environment: Plastic trash alters ocean ecosystems   May 10, 2012

Colorado: Key reservoirs unlikely to fill this year  May 9, 2012

Summit County: April brought record-setting warmth  May 9, 2012

Climate: Year-to-date the warmest on record for U.S.  May 9, 2012

Global warming: Alpine flora facing uncertain future  May 9, 2012

Colorado: I-70 surveys show growth of car-pooling May 8, 2012

Study suggests link between solar cycles and climate May 8, 2012

Environment: BPA exposure linked to breast cancer May 8, 2012

Opinion: Roadless spin machine in high gear  May 7, 2012

Global warming: Plants respond faster than expected  May 7, 2012

Colorado: New life for the Arkansas River  May 7, 2012

Summit County: Sampling the Blue River  May 6, 2012

Arctic sea ice — It has be the greenhouse gases  May 6, 2012

Environment: Ovarian disease caused by exposure to common toxins can be passed through generations  May 6, 2012

Climate: Seasonal Arctic ice cap meltdown begins  May 5, 2012

Earthquakes destroy, but can also restore ecoysystems  May 5, 2012

Climate: Greenland’s glaciers going, going … not so fast!  May 5, 2012

Drought means triage for endangered Colorado River fish  May 4, 2012

Environment: Oil from Deepwater Horizon spill causes serious developmental and sensory defects in fish  May 4, 2012

Colorado: Snowpack and runoff near record lows  May 4, 2012

Stream temps not warming as fast as atmosphere  May 3, 2012

Colorado: Reactions vary on new roadless rule  May 3, 2012

Climate: Bark beetles on the rise in Europe  May 3, 2012

Colorado: BLM defers oil & gas leases in North Fork Valley  May 3, 2012

Water: Regional runoff picture not so bright  May 2, 2012

Colorado roadless rule details revealed  May 2, 2012

Energy: Wind farms have localized heating effect  May 2, 2012

Ancient documents in Iraq offer climate clues  May 2, 2012

Forest Service set to finalize Colorado roadless rule  May 1, 2012

Op-Ed: Global warming denial a dangerous course  May 1, 2012

Environment: Some Gulf of Mexico beaches are still contaminated with a toxic sludge of oil and dispersant  April 30, 2012

Park Service slammed for new bike trail at Big Bend NP  April 30, 2012

Environment: GOP tries to block Obama ocean policy  April 30, 2012

Op-ed: Leaders have lost their way on roadless rule  April 29, 2012

Summit County: State of the River session set for May 8  April 28, 2012

 

Summit Daily News [free registration for archives]

Swimming in Dillon Reservoir a weighty decision  May 17, 2012

Summit County signs on to Colo. River deal  May 16, 2012

Former foes come together to sign Colorado River Cooperative Agreement  May 16, 2012

US Energy, mining opponents discuss land exchange  May 15, 2012

Udall: A balanced approach to forest management  May 14, 2012

Summit Outside: The cons of non-native species: scentless chamomile  May 13, 2012

Garber: The weed battle is on  May 13, 2012

Yost: Prevailing thoughts on climate change  May 13, 2012

Flow program helps guarantee whitewater flows  May 12, 2012

Lane Wyatt: How much water do we need to keep streams healthy?  May 12, 2012

Restoring Colorado's forests  May 11, 2012

Water situation looking grim across Colo.  May 10, 2012

Water leak detected in Frisco  May 10, 2012

Ask Eartha: Fight for a fair Farm Bill  May 10, 2012

Summit County Community Notes 5-10-12  A Cup of Change for a Cup of Water  May 10, 2012

Hertzberg responds to his critics  May 10, 2012

'The Big Burn' a platform for fire danger discussion in Breckenridge  May 9, 2012

Mountain Law: Proposed wildfire legislation a game-changer  May 9, 2012

Keystone Science School teams with Summit Middle School for hands-on science  May 9, 2012

Wilderness is key to Colo., advocates say  May 8, 2012

Summit Up 5-8-12: Celebrating National Drinking Water Week  May 8, 2012

Headwater counties pack economic clout  May 7, 2012

The push, pull & shove of water  May 7, 2012

Low snowmelt buoys rafting companies  May 7, 2012

TransCanada reapplies for oil pipeline  May 7, 2012

Garber: Drought watch: things you should know  May 6, 2012

by Dr. John Bally: No doubt climate change is human-caused  May 6, 2012

Snowpack moisture lowest on record  May 5, 2012

Heavy metals continue to impact Arkansas River  May 5, 2012

Karn Stiegelmeier: Weighing our future water needs  May 5, 2012

Crews with saws to carve up frozen cows in Colo.  May 4, 2012

A watershed moment  May 3, 2012

Blue River Trail controversy remains murky  May 3, 2012

Fluoride controversy lands in Dillon  May 3, 2012

Ask Eartha: The Gulf oil spill, two years later  May 3, 2012

Colorado Roadless Rule looks to be a go  May 3, 2012

Congressional hearing in Denver tackles fracking  May 3, 2012

Eagle County Fire & Water Experts Work with Contractors at May 4 Workshop  May 3, 2012

New floodplain maps cause headaches for homeowners, officials in Summit County  May 2, 2012

Arapahoe Basin closing Sunday  May 2, 2012

Bag bans in effect for Aspen, Carbondale  May 2, 2012

Eyeing drought, Frisco Marina creates remote docking location  May 1, 2012

Spreading the green love in Summit County  April 30, 2012

How low will the rivers go?  April 30, 2012

Drought: Will there be a call on the Colorado River?  April 28, 2012

April showers won't quell summer fire danger  April 28, 2012

EPA says oil spills in Colorado's North Park hurting creek  April 27, 2012

Wind shift delays efforts to plug blown Wyo. well  April 27, 2012

Wyoming concerned over Colo. oil well pollution  April 27, 2012

Ask Eartha: How to pee on the river  April 26, 2012

Timothy Faust: Hertzberg no climate expert  April 26, 2012

Loveland closing one week early on Sunday  April 25, 2012

Warnings posted at hot springs over frozen cows  April 25, 2012

Questioning the benefits of water fluoridation in Summit County  April 24, 2012

H2O Outdoors diversity grows at Keystone Science School  April 23, 2012

 

Vail Daily

Expect more 'red flag' alerts this summer  May 17, 2012

Project aims to restore land near Homestake Creek  May 15, 2012

Land exchange would create open space  May 13, 2012

Red Cliff takes back water system operations  May 11, 2012

Spring runoff low, but reservoirs high  May 9, 2012

Feedback sought on proposed land exchange  May 8, 2012

Landscape Logic: Drought watch: Things you will need to know to conserve water  May 7, 2012

Drought affecting local landscapers  May 6, 2012

Letter  A green case for Eagle River Station  May 6, 2012

CDOT to open Independence Pass on May 11  May 4, 2012

Arapahoe Basin closing Sunday  May 2, 2012

Boaters should be paddling while they can  April 30, 2012

Will we need to use a drought plan?  April 27, 2012

Vail Daily letter: Environmentally mindful  April 25, 2012

Vail Daily letter: The problem with plastic bags  April 25, 2012

Vail Daily letter: Outdoorsman for ERS  April 25, 2012

 

Lower Colorado                Lower Colorado               

(return to top)

 

Bayfield Pine River Times [few archives]

 

Cortez Journal [about 3 weeks available]

Dry spring is cause for concern  May 12, 2012

Dolores River Festival seeks volunteers  May 10, 2012

Civil unions bill dies in frenzied final hours  May 10, 2012

Congressional candidates debate Colo. drilling issues  May 5, 2012

BLM seeks comments on carbon dioxide well proposal  May 5, 2012

Taking care of the fish  May 5, 2012

Water worries shrinking  May 5, 2012

Coloradoroadless rule  May 3, 2012

Mancos State Park opens for boating  May 3, 2012

Tipton joins state drilling debate  May 3, 2012

Sound research should precede oil-shale leases  April 28, 2012

Beetle invasion looming on horizon  April 28, 2012

Public land protection  April 26, 2012

Lawsuit nets $43M for Ute Mountain Utes  April 26, 2012

Bureau releases April status of local reservoirs  April 26, 2012

 

Crested Butte News [search archive after current week]

Trade deal could keep mining off Red Lady  May 16, 2012

Gunnison County fire restrictions starting May 21  May 16, 2012

Forest Service deals with cattle that contaminated Conundrum   May 9, 2012

BLM puts August North Fork gas lease sale on hold  May 2, 2012

Gunnison County leads state by hiring oil and gas inspector  May 2, 2012

County supports Mountain Coal’s West Elk Mine expansion  May 2, 2012

BLM reviewing Bull Mountain EA M ay 2, 2012

Streams hit record lows as early melt slows flows   April 25, 2012

Mining officials hope for longer lease on life for West Elk Mine  April 25, 2012

 

Delta County Independent

Pipeline hits a snag  May 16, 2012

Comment period opens on coal exploration license  May 16, 2012

Policy changes flow like water  May 16, 2012

NRCS hosts Cedaredge meeting to talk about water projects  May 16, 2012

BLM defers sale of 22 North Fork parcels   May 9, 2012

BLM releases Bowie mine lease modifications for review  May 2, 2012

Oil and gas resolution fails at BLM advisory meeting  May 2, 2012

Land exchange bill not likely this year  May 2, 2012

Key water rule may be revised  May 2, 2012

D.C. delegation requests Obama administration withdraw lease parcels  April 25, 2012

Paonia continues to shape water ordinance  April 25, 2012

Water forecast for basin is drying up  April 25, 2012


Durango Herald
 

In the trenches: Water and drought in West  May 17, 2012

U.S. House lawmakers pass Chimney Rock bill  May 17, 2012

Utility, 2 counties sign Colo. River deal  May 16, 2012

Monument designation gains wider support  May 12, 2012

South Platte River still a work in progress  May 11, 2012

Chimney Rock National Monument now!  May 10, 2012

Drillers buzz Fracking, geothermal issues  May 10, 2012

Seaborne detritus disrupts ocean life  May 10, 2012

Salazar OKs Utah natural-gas well project  May 10, 2012

Durango, La Plata County study Grandview water  May 9, 2012

Interior secretary opens Mojave solar facility  May 9, 2012

New lease district has 500K for remediation  May 8, 2012

Drilling-tax proposals sponsor changes course  May 8, 2012

Well-inspector numbers in N.M. concern residents  May 7, 2012

Inspect river craft for aquatic hitchhikers  May 7, 2012

2 new reports back fears of fracking contamination  May 6, 2012

Colorado River generates revenue and jobs  May 6, 2012

Colo. candidates dip toe in fracking debate  May 5, 2012

Fundraising under way for Utah tar-sand work  May 5, 2012

TransCanada reapplies for oil pipeline  May 5, 2012

New rules require disclosure of fracking chemicals  May 5, 2012

Wyoming pressured the EPA to delay report about fracking  May 4, 2012

Some Colorado roadless areas get stiffer protections  May 3, 2012

Fracking dominates the debate at Capitol  May 3, 2012

Tidal power: Coming soon to utility customers in Maine  May 3, 2012

H2throw  May 3, 2012

Local drilling rules  May 2, 2012

Patience urged for river plans  May 1, 2012

Bill seeks to curb local drilling regulations  May 1, 2012

Drilling gets fewer health concerns  April 29, 2012

Navajo tribe gets ready for solar array  April 29, 2012

Beetle invasion looms  April 27, 2012

Colo. oil-well pollution concerns Wyo. officials  April 27, 2012

Dry winter delivers a drought  April 27, 2012

Public lands Colorado’s congressional delegation goes to bat for state’s resources  April 26, 2012

Upgrade for Chimney Rock clears panel, advances to House floor  April 26, 2012

Utility considers leasing water for fracking  April 26, 2012

Antarctic ice melting away from warm water below  April 26, 2012

Disjointed comp plan rightly scrapped  April 26, 2012

Tipton, senators ask for Chimney Rock upgrade  April 25, 2012

Rural area to get Durango water?  April 25, 2012

State officials recommend changes to Forest Service after fatal wildfire  April 24, 2012

 

Durango Telegraph

Road rules  May 17, 2012

Protestors to march against Green River nuclear plant  May 17, 2012

Comparing agricultural regions  May 17, 2012

C.B. in talks to save the Red Lady  May 17, 2012
Trout Unlimited wants more measures
  May 17, 2012

Rainwater Catchment demystified  May 10, 2012

Study: Colorado River recreation big biz  May 10, 2012

Day in the Life: A Grand Mission  May 10, 2012

Pipelines disputed across the continent  May 10, 2012

Gas drilling faulted for fouled air  May 10, 2012

City floats draft Animas River plan  May 3, 2012

Navajo-Gallup pipeline to break ground  May 3, 2012

Run-off 'normal,' albeit weeks early  May 3, 2012

Mountains brace for drought  April 26, 2012

 

Grand Junction Free Press

Conservation: How much is "reasonable," and for whom?  May 11, 2012

WATER LINES: 2012 - The ‘Year of Water'  May 4, 2012

Historic drought highlights importance of statewide water planning  April 27, 2012

 

Grand Junction Sentinel - paid only, check http://groups.google.com/group/west-slope?hl=en for stories

Water official gives grim drought report  May 17, 2012

Flaming Gorge pipeline plan dealt another setback  May 17, 2012

River Awareness float is Saturday  May 17, 2012

Fluoride dispute arrives in Palisade  May 17, 2012

Loveland, Fort Collins move to limit drilling  May 17, 2012

Groundwater at issue in eastern Utah tar sands project  May 17, 2012

Palisade water without fluoride  May 16, 2012

Groundwater at issue in eastern Utah tar sands project  May 16, 2012

Crystal, Green make endangered rivers list  May 16, 2012

Speedier process is needed for pine beetles  May 16, 2012

State considers dropping weekly fishing report  May 16, 2012

Denver Water, 2 counties sign Colorado River deal  May 16, 2012

Clear-cut the rules, beetle foes say  May 15, 2012

Oxbow eyes coal acreage north of Hotchkiss  May 15, 2012

Benzene levels from seep close to acceptable range  May 15, 2012

Garfield official reports drilling slowdown  May 15, 2012

Windex and other pressing issues that may affect our public lands  May 15, 2012

Letter  Regarding oil shale development on public lands  May 15, 2012

Science Monday, May 14, 2012  May 14, 2012

Wildfire burning between Delta and Whitewater  May 14, 2012

Water tip  May 13, 2012

Weed-feed products not favored  May 12, 2012

Spill-fine money may be used in tamarisk battle  May 12, 2012

Judge tosses suit claiming health harm by Antero  May 11, 2012

Civil unions one of seven issues before lawmakers  May 11, 2012

Rock climbing rejected near hatchery  May 11, 2012

Letter  Relief when BLM decided to withdraw 22 parcels  May 11, 2012

Silt Mesa family’s suit against Antero dismissed  May 11, 2012

Guv calls special session for civil union vote  May 10, 2012

Letter  BLM plan isn’t right for oil shale development  May 10, 2012

Letter  North Fork drilling could cause major water issues  May 10, 2012

Smallmouth surge: Nonnative fish thrive in drought, threaten native species  May 9, 2012

3,700-well Utah gas project OK’d  May 9, 2012

Four fish species to be helped on Gunnison  May 9, 2012

Editorial  Utah drilling project boosts cleaner fuel  May 9, 2012

GarCo closed-door shale meeting raises concern  May 8, 2012

BLM land swap may involve billionaire  May 8, 2012

Piceance largely immune to production slowdown  May 8, 2012

One size fits all for gas drilling, until it doesn’t  May 8, 2012

Re: column written by Greg Trainor  May 8, 2012

Warnings debated for frozen cow contamination  May 7, 2012

2 towns take cautious stance on oil shale  May 6, 2012

Report: Colorado River provides huge economic boost  May 5, 2012

BLM frack disclosure proposal similar to Colorado’s regulation  May 5, 2012

Letter  'Battles about the future of oil shale'  May 5, 2012

State snowpack 19% of average  May 4, 2012

Natural resources field hearing slated  May 4, 2012

Salazar announces fracturing disclosure proposal  May 4, 2012

Accord strikes balance for dam management  May 4, 2012

10 years later: Encana USA, then and now  May 4, 2012

Methane-capture bill hung up in Senate  May 3, 2012

No more fracking rules, Meis tells panel  May 3, 2012

Aspinall project to save energy, history  May 3, 2012

Crews to hack up frozen cow carcasses today  May 3, 2012

Forum addresses value of public lands in local economies  May 3, 2012

Wild rainbow trout thrive in Gunnison as water managers forecast dry summer  May 3, 2012

Colorado-specific rule  May 3, 2012

BLM defers North Fork Valley oil, gas lease sale  May 3, 2012

Colorado roadless rule still contains exceptions  May 2, 2012

The mystery, riddle and enigma of the North Fork Valley leases  May 2, 2012

Fishing report, May 5 – Arkansas River work to begin  May 2, 2012

Black Sunday need not be template for future  May 2, 2012

Watrer levels are stable and Lake Powell bass fishing is hot  May 1, 2012

Forest Service turns to saws to get rid of frozen cows  May 1, 2012

No oil, gas wells in your backyard? Don’t expect tax dollars, bill says  May 1, 2012

Bowie coal mine tentatively approved for big expansion  May 1, 2012

Water experts to discuss area drought, low rivers  May 1, 2012

GJ mulls rate hikes as reserve fund dips  May 1, 2012

Letter City and county should not force landowners to install water-thirsty landscaping  May 1, 2012

Delta County tinderbox fuels fire anxieties  April 30, 2012

Three decades post-bust, debate over oil shale rages  April 29, 2012

Plans laid for shale project in Utah  April 29, 2012

Black Sunday still reverberates 30 years later  April 29, 2012

Poor runoff has sour impact at Blue Mesa April 29, 2012

Letter The recent moves by our county commissioners to push the BLM  April 29, 2012

Letter Water conservation plan doesn’t conserve enough  April 29, 2012

BLM plan takes heat from all directions in oil shale debate  April 28, 2012

 

Montrose Daily Press - check http://groups.google.com/group/west-slope?hl=en for stories

‘The Katrina of the West’  May 15, 2012

Changes afoot for Aspinall Unit  May 13, 2012

County gains ally in water fight  May 11, 2012

In praise of Western Colorado’s string of pearls  May 11, 2012

A natural resources primer  May 9, 2012

Forest project moving forward  May 6, 2012

Hearing on forest, water supplies slated for Montrose  May 4, 2012

North Fork leases off table for now  May 3, 2012

Major repair project slated for Crystal Lake Dam  May 1, 2012

West End reservoir storage a long way off  April 28, 2012

 

Norwood Post

Norwood Town Board hears special reports  May 16, 2012    

WEEDS  May 9, 2012   

 

Pagosa Springs Daily Post

Celebrating Colorado's 'Year of Water'  May 17, 2012    

Chimney Rock, at the Crossroads, Part Four   May 17, 2012    

Chimney Rock, at the Crossroads, Part Three  May 16, 2012    

Chimney Rock, at the Crossroads, Part Two  May 15, 2012    

Chimney Rock, at the Crossroads, Part One  May 14, 2012   

OPINION: Selling What's Priceless   May 14, 2012   

Chimney Rock 'Monument' Gathering Today  May 11, 2012   

Tragedy in America's Pastures of Plenty, Part Three  May 11, 2012    

Spin Doctors at PAWSD, Part Four  May 9, 2012   

Spin Doctors at PAWSD, Part Three  May 8, 2012  

Spin Doctors at PAWSD, Part Two  May 7, 2012 

Letter  Spin Doctors at PAWSD  May 7, 2012 

Tragedy in America's Pastures of Plenty, Part Two  May 4, 2012 

Spin Doctors at PAWSD, Part One   May 4, 2012 

Udall Praises Roadless Rule Process   May 3, 2012 

Tragedy in America's Pastures of Plenty, Part One   May 3, 2012 

PAWSD Candidates Speak Out, Part Four  May 2, 2012  

PAWSD Candidates Speak Out, Part Three  May 1, 2012 

Beetles and Forest Health Lecture  May 1, 2012 

PAWSD Candidates Speak Out, Part Two  April 30, 2012  

OPINION: Choosing the PAWSD Board Candidates  April 27, 2012  

PAWSD Candidates Speak Out, Part One  April 27, 2012  

Water Down the Drain, Part Three  April 27, 2012  

Water Down the Drain, Part Two  April 26, 2012  

Water Down the Drain, Part One  April 25, 2012  

Tiny Bugs, Big Fires  April 24, 2012  

Ramping Up Boat Inspections for 2012  April 24, 2012  

EDITORIAL: Changing the Way You Look at Things, Part Eleven  April 23, 2012  

 

Pagosa Springs Sun  [search beyond 2 weeks]

Sen. Bennet, Rep. Tipton and USDA Under Secretary Sherman at Chimney Rock Listening Session on Friday  May 10, 2012 

Voters pick three for PAWSD board  May 9, 2012 

GGP receives leases for greenhouse project  May 9, 2012 

Date changed for PAWSD board meeting   May 8, 2012 

Experts discuss beetle problem, forest health   May 3, 2012 

 

Telluride Daily Planet

SAN MIGUEL COUNTY Developments taking shapefor Valley Floor, Deep Creek Mesa  May 16, 2012

Ophir’s Kurt Johnson testifies for hydropower bill  May 13, 2012

Smart meters coming to Telluride  May 9, 2012

Low snowpack sets records  May 2, 2012

Mountain Village proceeds with plastic bag discussion  April 29, 2012  

County moving forward with new fire ban  April 29, 2012 

Telluride Intermediate School hosts climate change program  April 27, 2012  

Mountain Village to discuss enviro issues  April 25, 2012

 

Telluride Watch

TNCC Is Now EcoAction Partners  May 17, 2012

Water Call Threatens Ouray’s Municipal Supply  May 10, 2012

Dept. of Interior Announces Draft Fracking Regulations  May 10, 2012

Water Users Assn. Puts Call on its Uncompaghre River Water Rights  May 3, 2012

Oil and Gas Leases Deferred  May 2, 2012

County Supports Water Rights Case With Expert Reports  April 26, 2012

City of Montrose, DMEA Close on Riverfront Property  April 26, 2012

 

Special Reports and Other Newspapers          Special Reports and Other Newspapers

(return to top)

 

Special Reports and other newspapers  [contact lorettalohman@npscolorado.com for story if needed]

PDF Series:

 Unquenchable Thirst: Keeping an eye on the sky, Great 8 Newspapers:

 From current to currency  March 1, 2012

 Zeroing in on water quality  March 1, 2012

 Drought task force monitors water supply  March 1, 2012

 A Kid’s Guide to the ARKANSAS RIVER  PDF  April 27, 2010

 Tale of Two Sewers  series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post, July 20-21, 2009

 Developing Story ... Town  series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post, July 16-22, 2009

 Developing Story ... County   series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post, July 10-15, 2009

 Rebooting Urban Watersheds  High Country News, June 1, 2009

 When is a lease not a lease?  series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post, June-July 2009

 New Urbanism series Denver Post,  May 31, 2009

 The Mysterious Greenhouse Project  series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post,  April 2009
 
PAWSD Conjures $357 Million Project in Dry Gulch   series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post, February 26-March 4, 2009
 A Dry Look at Dry Gulch
 series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post, February 9, 10, 11, 2009
 
Green Light for Geothermal Greenhouse  series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post, January 20-27, 2009

 SPECIAL REPORT: LAST STAND?   Pueblo Chieftain  December 8, 2008

 Community Plan RIP  series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post, November 17-19, 2008

 Where Will Growth Go? series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post,  October 31-November 3-4, 2008

 The Problem with a Ten Year Lease  series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post, October 9, 10, 13-14, 2008

Saudi Arabia or Chernobyl?  series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post,  October 2008

Sharing the Pie or Circling the Wagons?  series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post,  September 2008  

Dry Gulch Gets Wetter?   series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post,  September  2008

The Last Stand  series Steamboat Pilot & Today, Summer 2008

Where Has All The Water Gone  series  Pagosa Springs Daily PostAugust 2008 

Blue Sky vs. The Plan  series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post, August 2008

Greeting of the Minds  Pagosa Springs Daily Post, August 2008
Farming series
  Pueblo Chieftain  August 2008
Rocks in the River series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post,  July 2008

Lots of Water, Lots of Debt  series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post,  July 2008 

Tangled Waters  series  Pagosa Springs Daily Pos,t  July 2008 

Water District Revelations  series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post,  June 2008

A Bit of a Stink about Hot Water   series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post ,  June-July 2008 

Gently Down the Stream   series  Pagosa Springs Daily Post,  June 2008

Community Agriculture Alliance: Are you a violator of the Clean Water Act?  Steamboat Pilot & Today, May 25, 2008

Grand Canyon Flood  Rocky Mountain News series  March 2008

Global warming series  Craig Daily Press, March 2008

Every Drop Counts  series Cortez Journal   December 2007 - January 2008

Water in Colorado - Every Drop Counts  series  Durango Herald  December 2007 - January 2008 

Water Log series  Pueblo Chieftain  December 2007 - January 2008 

Beyond the Boom Series  Rocky Mountain News  December 2007  Part 1    Part 2    Part 3   Part 4

Mining Series  Summit Daily News September 2007  PDF

Coal Bed Methane series   Denver Post  August 2007  PDF

South Platte series  Denver Post  July 2007   PDF

A Great Thirst series   Colorado Springs Gazette  2007

Yampa River Series  Steamboat Pilot & Today  2006

A Change in the Air series  Rocky Mountain News,  2004 

The last drop  series  Rocky Mountain News, October 2004

 

Other newspapers, journals, videos

Water Stories A collection of water stories written by Chris Woodka  various dates

Copenhagen climate conference: Emission impossibleThe Guardian, UK, November 30, 2009

The era of climate stability is coming to an end The Guardian, UK, November 29, 2009

Copenhagen conference: The view from America | Elizabeth Kolbert The Guardian, UK, November 29, 2009

History and habitats  Preserving Maryland's battlefields and protecting the Chesapeake should go hand in hand  September 9, 2009

WaterViews | Water Tops Climate Change as Global Priority  Circle of Blue Water, August 18, 2009

Still Going Strong: Maintaining a Stormwater Utility in Arvada, Colorado  Urban Water Management, July 2009

The Green Issue:  Water  Boston Globe, July 12, 2009

New Urbanism series in PDF  The Denver Post  May 31, 2008

Green Roofs Roofs that are good for the environment - video
Battle of the Bags, Paper or Plastic video

A World Without Water video
Poisoned Waters
video

Adapt to rising seas? Maldives faces test  May 18, 2009

Oregon water demand opens door to special interests  The Oregonian, April 27, 2009

Oregon's water issues run deep  The Oregonian, April 26, 2009

Fire is an important and under-appreciated part of global climate change  National Science Foundation, April 23, 2009

USGS profiles private wells  Environmental Science and Technology, April 22, 2009

Much left to do as Earth Day approaches  Los Angeles Daily News, April 21, 2009

Green energy poses some sticky environmental questions  Boston Globe, April 19, 2009

Nearly 40 years of the green movement -- progress and perils  Miami Herald, April 19, 2009

Americans less focused on environment during recession  Arizona Republic, April 19, 2009

Who established the Environmental Protection Agency?  Aiken, SC, April 19, 2009

CALIFORNIA'S WATER: A VANISHING RESOURCE  San Diego Union-Tribune, April 15, 2009

Water Embodied in Bioethanol in the United States  Environmental Science and Technology, 2009

Cuyahoga River fire galvanized clean water and the environment as a public issue  Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 12, 2009

Water plan to let MWD buy Salton Sea source  San Diego Union-Tribune, March 6, 2009

Drought-weary Australia a guide to California's future?  Sacramento Bee, March 4, 2009

Not enough green for green living Do eco-minded products lose out during a recession?  San Francisco Chronicle, March 30, 2009

Melting snow forces Italy and Switzerland to redraw borders  The Telegraph, UK, March 25, 2009

How Big Is That Mass of Plastic?  The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2009

 Nevada Irrigation District plans novel project to rid lake of mercury  Sacramento Bee, March 24, 2009

EPA's 'Bay barometer' - still too sunny?  Baltimore Sun, March 21, 2009
Great polar melt-off feared  Chicago Tribune, March 19, 2009

An Overview of Water Scarcity and Water Market Development  Reno Gazette Journal, March 13, 2009

 Acidic seas fuel extinction fears  BBC News, March 11, 2009

   Panel OKs bill to fill mine shafts with tires  Arizona Republic, March 3, 2009

 A tiny town in the Central Valley prepares for 'Armageddon'  Mercury News, March 1, 2009

Door tags let residents play water cops  San Diego Union Tribune, February 28, 2009

Who gets first dibs when water is scarce?  Salt Lake Tribune, February 28, 2009

 Mound of earth could hold answers to Valley's future viability  Arizona Republic, January 16, 2009

Investigation blames clean water and not pollution for cockle deaths  Wales Online, January 16, 2009

 The West is hurtling toward a water crisis  Salt Lake Tribune, January 10, 2009

 In the drying West, dams are no longer the answer  San Francisco Chronicle, January 7, 2009
 
Food needs 'fundamental rethink  BBC News, December 27, 2008

 Stormwater Management in Arid and Drought-Prone Regions  Stormwater January - February 2009

 Sierra Warming: Later snow, earlier melt: High anxiety  Sacramento Bee, December 27, 2008

 Colorado River may face fight of its life  San Diego Union Tribune, December 21, 2008

 Plastic oceans PBS Newshour Science Report, November 13, 2008

Group: Stop water leaks instead of adding reservoirs  Atlanta Journal Constitution, October 22, 2008

Glory Days Fade For U.S. Farmers  Wall Street Journal, October 22, 2008

Six Products, Six Carbon Footprints  Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2008

Forecast: dry, becoming drier  The Guardian, UK, September 9, 2008

Global warming: Western U.S. feels the heat  Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 2, 2008

Structures so green they give back to the environment  Plenty Magazine, August 19, 2008

QUENCHING LAS VEGAS’ THIRST  interactive comprehensive series, Las Vegas Sun, June 2008

Watering the West  Science Progress, June 17, 2008

There Will Be Water   Business Week, June 12, 2008

Eisele: Impact of Coon Valley Watershed Project still felt today  Capital Times, Madison, WI, June 9, 2008

Everything You Know About Water Conservation Is Wrong  Discover Magazine, May 28, 2008

Water looms as “The Next Oil,” warns MIT Sloan professor  MIT Sloan School of Management, May 5, 2008

The Food Chain  New York Times, various dates

What I Learned in Paver School  article by Michelle deLaria in Stormwater, May 2008

Battle of the Bags, Paper or Plastic video  MSNBC 2008

Water - the under-reported resource crisis  The Telegraph, London, April 22, 2008

Forget carbon: you should be checking your water footprint  The Independent, London, April 21, 2008

Better Ways To Go Green  Parade Magazine, April 20, 2008

Drugs in drinking water: Experts aren't rattled  Seattle Times, April 12, 2008

The Great Thirst  Los Angeles Times series on California water issues, various dates
Will dams again rise across the West?  MSNBC, March 3, 2008

Drying of the West  National Geographic, February 2008

Cheap, Clean Drinking Water Purified Through Nanotechnology  Science Daily, February 20, 2008

Lakes Mead and Powell could run dry by 2021  Christian Science Monitor, February 13, 2008
Western US Faces Drought Crisis, Warming Study Says  National Geographic, January 31, 2008

Drilling Envisioned in Colorado Wildlife Refuge  National Public Radio, January 10, 2008

Review finds some BMPs not as effective as thought  [Chesapeake] Bay Journal, December 2007

Declining Water Levels In The Great Lakes May Signal Global Warming  Science Daily, January 1, 2008  

Magnesium chloride stresses roadside trees  Today @ Colorado State, December 11, 2007

Invasive plant alters soil, too, says Colorado State University research  Colorado State University Today newsletter, November 21, 2007

Planet heading to low-water mark  Toronto Star, November 18, 2007

Using alleys to fight heat, water runoff  Chicago Sun Times, October 22, 2007

Pollution pouring into nation's waters far beyond legal limits  San Francisco Chronicle, October 12, 2007

Can Anyone Stop It?  review by Bill McKibben, NY Review of Books, October 11, 2007

Increase In Ethanol Production From Corn Could Significantly Harm Water Quality  Science Daily, October 10, 2007

Chill out.  Stop fighting over global warming -- here's the smart way to attack it.  Washington Post, October 7, 2007

For West, climate change is about water  Seattle Post Intelligencer, October 7, 2007

Greenland's ice sheet still flows to the sea - as water  Ha'aretz , Tel Aviv, Israel, September 2, 2007

Water for the thirsty investor  Sunday Star Times, New Zealand, August 26, 2007

Strong support for recycled water: study  The Age, Melbourne, Australia, August 22, 2007

Bottled water costs planet barrels of oil  The Age, Melbourne, Australia, August 19, 2007

A Big Win Against Corporate Control of Water  In These Times, August 4, 2007

Sandia's Tech for 24/7 Toxin Detection  Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, June 29, 2007

Communities Create New Ways to Protect Water Quality While Supporting Development   Local Government Matters, June 25, 2007

Most Americans Don’t Know Where Their Tap Water Comes From   RIS Media, June 25, 2007

Global Meltdown  Andrew Revkin, AARP Magazine, July & August 2007

Water use: Biofuel plants' thirst creates water worries  DesMoines Register, June 3, 2007

Australian households world's worst at water use  The Age, Australia, May 21, 2007

Nice water, pity about the beaches  The Telegraph, UK, May 19, 2007

The (Too High) Price of Being Green  Wall Street Journal, May 13, 2007

Wyo. governor rejects water rule changes  ABC Money, UK, April 24, 2007

Study shows rainwater tanks most efficient for water saving  Australia Broadcasting Corporation, April 16, 2007

Tracking a river of nanopollution  The Telegraph, UK,  January 15, 2007

A World Without Water video 2006 UK Channel 4 television show

Suburbs dismayed to be named as drain on water  The Age, Australia,  December 1, 2006

Managing Globalization: The trouble with water  International Herald Tribune, November 14, 2006

The Last Drop  The New Yorker magazine, October 23, 2006

Effectiveness of BMPs in Semi-Arid Climates  Ben Urbonas,  April 2003