News and Spotlights

2026

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  Severe Colorado River drought leads to water releases from Upper Basin reservoirs and reduced flows from Lake Powell

  April 20, 2026

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  Aspen Public Radio
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  Colorado wildfires threaten to devastate the state's long-term water supply and reservoir storage

  April 20, 2026

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  Denver7
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  March broke drought and heat records; Boulder enters drought watch; Jeffco school district disputes federal findings

  April 15, 2026

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  KGNU News
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  The March 2026 Intermountain West briefing is hot off the presses from Western Water Assessment

  April 14, 2026

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  Coyote Gulch
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  Warmest winter’s impact on Colorado River deepens, Lake Powell concerns grow

  April 10, 2026

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  8NewsNow
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  Western snowpack record-low, hopes resting on April and El Nino moisture

  April 10, 2026

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  The Fence Post
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  ‘Not looking good’: Colorado River snowpack peak fails to deliver

  April 09, 2026

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  Las Vegas Review-Journal
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  Heat Wipes Out Western Snowpack, Raising Fears of Drought, Wildfire

  April 08, 2026

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  The New York Times, San Francisco Examiner
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  'Dismal,' 'depressing' and 'seriously dry': Low snow threatens Colorado River water supply

  April 07, 2026

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  KJZZ Phoenix
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  Winter never came to Colorado. What does it mean for water supplies?

  March 31, 2026

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  CU Boulder Today