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- Two University of Colorado Law School professors submitted amicus briefs in litigations challenging the Trump administration鈥檚 recent actions shrinking Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.President Clinton,
- Butterflies and bees pollinate over 85 percent of flowering plants and contribute to 35 percent of global food production. Bumble bees play a special role in pollination: they work longer days and in worse weather than other bees because of their
- The Grand Canyon Trust (鈥淕CT鈥) modernizes public land management by grazing livestock and conducting scientific research. Public lands are rarely managed to account for their exhaustible and diverse resources. To protect these resources, the GCT
- In Colorado, approximately two billion single use plastic bags are used annually 鈥 less than 5% are recycled. Of those recycled, most are turned into low-value products that are not recycled again.To combat the proliferation of plastic bags, ten
- Featured articles:GWC welcomes new Getches-Green Clinical Director Sean HelleRuth Wright endows the GWC Distinguished Lecture in Natural ResourcesFood for his Children: A Podcast about U.S. v. WashingtonRead the full newsletter.
- The Getches-Wilkinson Center is proud to announce the launch of a student-produced podcast. The first series, Food for His Children, will tell the story of how a salmon fishing rights case reflects Pacific Northwest Tribes鈥 struggle鈥攐ver the course
- Oil and gas (O&G) production in Colorado is growing largely through development of wells using hydraulic fracturing (pumping millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals under high pressure) coupled with horizontal drilling at distances
- Immensity is the abiding feature of the Colorado Plateau. During this year鈥檚 Advanced Natural Resources Seminar, our group was struck again and again by the sheer magnitude of the region鈥檚 features. Sleeping Ute Mountain, Shiprock, and Bears Ears
- Most states have separate agencies responsible for environmental protection and energy planning, making collaboration between agencies a necessity to ensure that energy and environmental decisions do not undermine the achievement of one another鈥檚
- Event video[video:https://youtu.be/fDAIFccOfoQ]Presentations Day 1-Session 1Gil Barth-Essential ScienceLeonard Konikow-Western GroundwaterSharon Megdal-The Governance ConundrumPresentations Day 1-Session 2Bonnie Colby-Groundwater TradingCleave