environment

A new outlook warns of increased wildfire risk across Colorado and the West, driven by drought, low snowpack, and a warm, dry winter.

The Forest Service plans to limit dispersed camping at Navajo Lake in the Lizard Head Wilderness, reducing sites from more than 50 to nine to protect water quality, wildlife habitat, and wilderness conditions.

Low river flows and invasive zebra mussels are raising concerns in southwest Colorado, as experts warn of a short boating season and risks to waterways.

Rain Enhancement Technologies, a private company, is testing a different approach to cloud seeding at a couple of project sites in the Rocky Mountains. The method is known as ionization cloud seeding and doesn't use silver iodide.

Leaders of environmental groups are issuing fresh warnings this week about the impacts the ongoing gridlock could have in the river basin.

State regulators cite groundwater violations and legacy nuclear waste.

State funding supports weed control efforts to protect farms, habitat and water.

Officials propose designated campsites to reduce impacts in the Lizard Head Wilderness.

A national study finds groundwater “baseflow” droughts are lasting longer in the Southwest, highlighting how climate and underground water shape river flows.

New lidar-based maps show active fault zones across central Utah, giving communities and developers clearer guidance on earthquake risk and safer growth.