ITHACA, New York, Nov. 13 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Water from Colorado's West Slope basins plays a vital role in supporting the economy and natural environment across seven western U.S. states, but a new study finds that even under modest climate projections, the basins face a potential tipping point where traditional water delivery levels to Lake Powell and other critical areas may no longer be sustainable. The study, published Nov. 9 in the journal Earth's Future, is   more

HAILEY, Idaho, Nov. 14 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: PAONIA, Colo. - An administrative law judge in the Department of Interior has overturned an agency decision to renew grazing permits for 24 allotments within the PonchaVilla Zone of the San Luis Valley, Colorado, spanning 65,273 acres of public lands. Citing the Bureau of Land Management's failure to take a "hard look" at the environmental impacts of grazing, the judge found that the agency was remiss in  more