Colorado Public Radio13d
How water in Southern Colorado’s rivers gets divvied up before crossing state lines
It's worth keeping in mind that the Arkansas River basin is big and includes tributaries like Fountain Creek and the Purgatoire River. So to meet its obligations, Colorado came up with rules ...
WRAL10d
Colorado mining town's polluted legacy has a potential for profit, but some are wary of the risk
Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville — a legacy of gold and silver mines polluting the Arkansas River ...
The Gazette10d
Colorado senators push legislation for financial relief for Arkansas Valley Conduit
intended to bring water from the Western Slope to the Arkansas River basin, which slowed to a trickle before reaching the Colorado-Kansas state line. Part of the project included building Pueblo ...
Fast Company10d
This Colorado town wants to mine gold from waste
Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville—a legacy of gold and silver mines polluting the Arkansas River basin ...
FOX31 Denver10d
A plan to extract gold from mining waste splits a Colorado town with a legacy of pollution
LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville — a legacy of gold and silver mines ...
Colorado mining town’s polluted legacy has a potential for profit, but some are wary of the risk
Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville — a legacy of gold and silver mines polluting ...