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The newly released Record of Decision for Colorado River operations and the Operating Guidelines for 2027 and 2028 provide a range of potential reductions in deliveries to the Lower Basin states, starting immediately with a 1.25 MAF shortage.Ìý
Rocky Mountain Conservancy FellowshipProgram OverviewThe Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (GWC) at the University of Colorado Law School is pleased to announce the Rocky Mountain Conservancy Public Lands
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to spend a weekend in the woods outside of Missoula, Montana with an incredible group of law and graduate students for the 2026 Wyss Scholars retreat. The group consisted of fifteen students from all over the
America holds hundreds of millions of acres of land in trust for the public — national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, wilderness areas, and the waters off our coasts. Right now, that inheritance is being taken, not in secret, but in plain sight,
On July 23-25, 2026, the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (FNREL) hosted the 72nd Annual Natural Resources and Energy Law Institute in Seattle, Washington. Several members of the GWC team attended the event along with eight Colorado
The Getches-Wilkinson Center has published a comprehensive report documenting discussions from the 46th Annual Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources Law. Held in partnership with the Water & Tribes Initiative, this landmark event gathered
GWC Research AssistantÌýPosition OverviewThe Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment (GWC) is seeking Colorado Law students interested in natural resources, energy, and environmental law to serve as the GWC- On July 8, the Getches-Wilkinson Center visited the Kawuneeche Valley restoration site at Beaver Creek in Rocky Mountain National Park. Upon arriving at Beaver Creek, the team met with Isabel de Silva Shewell, the lead ecologist on the project with
July 12, 2026 marked the date that the combined storage in Lake Mead and Lake Powell reached a new all time low.Ìý Stored water reserves in the two reservoirs are now less than they were before Lake Powell was constructed.ÌýÌýThe last
Thirst for Data: State Responses to Data Center Water Use is a new Getches-Wilkinson Center report on Artificial Intelligence, water, and legal reform. AI is fueling a data center development boom—but what does it mean for our water future? Data