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The last two decades marked the longest period of drought in the Colorado River’s recorded history, and water demands in the last decade exceeded available supply.  With thirty-five to forty million people in the U.S. currently relying on water

Low-income individuals can benefit the most from the bill savings from solar energy, yet have the least direct access to distributed solar energy, often at their own economic expense. Distributed solar energy rebates are funded by customers from

Two University of Colorado Law School professors submitted amicus briefs in litigations challenging the Trump administration’s recent actions shrinking Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.President Clinton,

Butterflies and bees pollinate over 85 percent of flowering plants and contribute to 35 percent of global food production. Bumble bees play a special role in pollination: they work longer days and in worse weather than other bees because of their

The Grand Canyon Trust (“GCT”) modernizes public land management by grazing livestock and conducting scientific research. Public lands are rarely managed to account for their exhaustible and diverse resources. To protect these resources, the GCT

In Colorado, approximately two billion single use plastic bags are used annually – less than 5% are recycled. Of those recycled, most are turned into low-value products that are not recycled again.To combat the proliferation of plastic bags, ten

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The Getches-Wilkinson Center is proud to announce the launch of a student-produced podcast. The first series, Food for His Children, will tell the story of how a salmon fishing rights case reflects Pacific Northwest Tribes’ struggle—over the course

Oil and gas (O&G) production in Colorado is growing largely through development of wells using hydraulic fracturing (pumping millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals under high pressure) coupled with horizontal drilling at distances

Immensity is the abiding feature of the Colorado Plateau. During this year’s Advanced Natural Resources Seminar, our group was struck again and again by the sheer magnitude of the region’s features. Sleeping Ute Mountain, Shiprock, and Bears Ears