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The Colorado River Has an Operating Framework. Now It Needs Results: Conservation and Sporting Groups Call for Implementation, Investment, and Basin-Wide Resilience

The Bureau of Reclamation recently finalized the Post-2026 Record of Decision, a ten-year framework for Colorado River operations, along with the first Operating Guidelines covering 2027-2028. The immediate task shifts to implementation that will benefit every corner of the Basin.

Prop 137 to Invest in Protecting and Conserving Water and Land, Preventing Wildfires, Coming to Colorado Voters This Fall

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Bureau of Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for Managing the Colorado River

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NV Energy Files Resource Plan to Meet Rising Data Center-Driven Energy Demand with New Renewables, Battery Storage and Gas

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Colorado River Basin Cities, Businesses, Farmers, Utilities, and Conservationists Unite to Call for $2 Billion in Federal Drought Funding

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Colorado General Assembly Sends First-in-the-Nation Bill to Promote Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling to the Governor

Colorado Legislature Fails to Establish Fair Rules, Accountability and Transparency for Data Centers Despite Support From 91% of Coloradans

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A New Concept Paper Shows Water Conservation Pools Alleviate a Major Problem on the Colorado River

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Colorado River Drought Response Operations Plan and its Effect on Fish

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Public Utilities Commission of Nevada Approves Southwest Gas Plan Despite Concerns Raised by Consumer and Clean Energy Advocates

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