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Special Report: Colorado launches major new series of stream protections
by Jerd Smith | April 14, 2021

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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Sept. 10, 2019. Credit: Jerd Smith
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Denver investment fund raising $5M for water tech startups
March 31, 2021 by Jerd Smith
Despite blizzard, Colorado’s critical mountain snowpack shrinks
March 24, 2021 by Jerd Smith
No blarney: State approves up to $75 million for water projects, fire-scarred watersheds
March 17, 2021 by Jerd Smith
Colorado, USDA double down on soil, water conservation with $5M program
March 10, 2021 by Sarah Kuta
Colorado Capitol Dome, pictured here Jan. 30, 2019
On tap at capitol: wildfire restoration, underground water storage, new water funding authority
March 3, 2021 by Larry Morandi
New poll: Slim majority supports spending more to protect Colorado’s water
February 24, 2021 by Jerd Smith
A center pivot irrigates a field in the San Luis Valley. Tensions have been high in the valley since Front Range developers proposed moving water out of the valley to metro Denver. Fresh Water News, along with PBS documentary series This American Land, traveled to the valley as part of a new partnership. Credit: Jerd Smith
Are New York billionaires different than Colorado’s? Work group eyes new tools to stop water profiteering
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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Sept. 10, 2019. Credit: Jerd Smith
After Clean Water Act setback, state to ask lawmakers for new authority
April 7, 2021 by Jerd Smith

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