Clean Water Act

Wetlands on the banks of the St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado.

Colorado considers water and wetland protections as federal regulations are rolled back

Caroline Llanes

A 2023 Supreme Court ruling, along with new interpretations from the Trump administration, have limited protections for rivers and wetlands. Colorado is looking to fill in that gap with its own regulatory program.

Climate & Environment

WOTUS Rollback To Affect Western Streams And Wetlands

Luke Runyon

The Trump administration’s rollback of an Obama-era Clean Water Act rule will be felt across the arid West. The Environmental Protection Agency has…

Climate & Environment

Clean Water Act Rollback Likely Won't Hurt Local Rivers

Alex Hager

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency repealed Obama-era expansions to the Clean Water Act. Those extensions had aimed to redefine the act’s…

EPA's "Waters Of The U.S." Source Of Frustration For Farmers, Ranchers

A top administrator in the EPA’s Office of Water was in the Roaring Fork Valley on Wednesday, touring local rivers and drumming up interest for a proposed…