Despite the challenges and opposition that LaRue has faced from some in the community because of his advocacy against restricting books, he said that he has also received a lot of support and that ...

A new study pinpoints the main cause of harmful algal blooms in Blue Mesa Reservoir, and includes a recommendation for a ...

The study also says maintaining a water-level elevation above 7,470 feet might help minimize the occurrence of these blooms.

As an Aspen Journalism donor, thank you for making this reporting possible! Time is ticking for states that share the shrinking Colorado River to negotiate a new set of governing rules. One major ...

From left, J.B. Hamby, chair of the Colorado River Board of California, Tom Buschatzke, Arizona Department of Water Resources; Becky Mitchell, Colorado representative to the Upper Colorado River ...

Thank you for your support of Aspen Journalism! Your support made this work possible. Thank you. The results of water quality testing on Lincoln Creek show that the waterway is toxic to fish and that ...

As an Aspen Journalism donor, thank you for making this reporting possible! Like a lot of his neighbors, John Sullivan looks down his Apple Tree Park street and across the Colorado River toward the ...

As an Aspen Journalism donor, thank you for making this reporting possible! As the least pricey free-market homes in once-affordable Colorado mountain towns such as Basalt and Carbondale are ...

Cattails at the edge of a manmade pond that is part of the Snowmass wetlands will be dredged and less than 1/10th of an acre will be filled in to accommodate a reoriented rodeo grounds in Snowmass ...

As an Aspen Journalism donor, thank you for making this reporting possible! The seven states that share the Colorado River are floating a new concept for how water could be shared in the future, ...

As an Aspen Journalism donor, thank you for making this reporting possible! In a historic move Wednesday evening, the state water board voted unanimously to accept water rights tied to the Shoshone ...

The Midland Railroad train station in Ruedi, Colorado, circa 1910-15. The town was established in the high mountain valley when the railroad came through in 1887. Ranching continued in the area until ...