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Tribal Nations and communities will experience a 70% reduction in funding - losing $551 million dollars - for access to clean, reliable, and accessible drinking water under the Trump administration鈥檚 proposed FY 2026 budget. The President鈥檚 budget
The Getches-Wilkinson Center will be convening the 2025 Martz Symposium on Public Lands: "Public Lands in Public Hands 鈥 Reflections on 50 Years of Retention Policy" on Thurs, Oct 23rd and Fri, Oct 24th at the Wolf Law Building in Boulder, CO.Public
The Getches-Wilkinson Center is pleased to present the 2025 Ruth Wright Distinguished Lecture in Natural Resources with John Leshy on Wed, Oct 22nd at the Wolf Law Building in Boulder, CO. On Shaky Ground: America鈥檚 Public Lands Face an
Program OverviewThe Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (GWC) at the University of Colorado Law School invites applications for the next GWC Water Law Fellow 鈥 an early-career attorney eager to make a
Until the passage of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) in 1980, miners across the American West extracted gold, silver, and other valuable 鈥渉ardrock鈥 minerals鈥攁nd
University of Colorado Law student Meryl Compton (鈥27) was awarded the Charles N. Woodruff Fellowship. The Charles N. Woodruff fellowship was established in memory of Charles Woodruff, a highly successful water resources lawyer, to promote
The Colorado River system is inching closer and closer to the 鈥渢ripwire鈥 in the 1922 Compact. This is the requirement that a specified volume of water pass Lee Ferry, the dividing point between the Upper and Lower Basins, every ten
We are excited to welcome 5 Research Assistants to the GWC team this fall! Corinne GriffinCorinne grew up in Orlando, Florida, and found her passion for the environment after she assisted her community in flora rebuilding after hurricanes hit
The Council of State Governments (Western chapter), comprised of state legislators and legislative staff, recently convened in Jackson Wyoming to review a variety of challenging issues facing the western states, including water. The Getches-
University of Colorado Law School student Sydney Stellato ('26) is this year鈥檚 Conscience Bay Company Western Water Policy Fellow. The Conscience Bay Company Western Water Policy Fellowship, initiated in 2023 by leaders of the Conscience Bay Company