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‘Historic’ vote to safeguard Shoshone water rights passes unanimously

In an 8-0 vote on Wednesday, the Colorado Water Conservation Board pushed through the largest water right in the history of ...
KTAR

Arizona tribal leaders acknowledge personhood status for the Colorado River

The Colorado River Indian Tribes have made history by granting Colorado River personhood, giving the river legal rights under ...

Colorado River wins personhood status from Arizona tribal council

Personhood status creates a powerful new mechanism for protecting the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

State board agrees to Shoshone instream flow rights deal

A state board on Wednesday agreed to a Colorado River District proposal for the board to accept an interest in the Shoshone ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Turning Hindsight into Foresight: The Colorado River at a Crossroads

On Thursday, June 5 th and Friday, June 6 th, the Getches-Wilkinson Center and the Water & Tribes Initiative hosted the 45 th Annual Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources. As efforts to ...
Summit County

For lawmakers, an afternoon float on the Colorado River reignites an age-old question: Who gets access to the state’s streams?

Sporting sandals, swim shorts and baseball caps — and hopefully plenty of sunscreen — a cohort of state lawmakers hopped aboard several rafts on a hot June day to talk policy as they floated the ...