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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel-Thursday, July 08, 2021

Voluntary Fishing Closure Enacted on Colorado River from Kremmling to Rifle

Steamboat Pilot & Today-Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Commercial, Voluntary Closure of Yampa River to Go into Effect Thursday

The New York Times-Monday, June 28, 2021

It’s Some of America’s Richest Farmland. But What Is It Without Water?

The Colorado Sun-Friday, July 02, 2021

Drought Forces Grand Junction to Dip into Colorado River for Drinking Water for the First Time in More than 50 Years

The Colorado Sun-Monday, July 05, 2021

Drier Springs Bring Hotter Summers in the Withering Southwest

AP News-Tuesday, July 06, 2021

US Proposes Removing Colorado River Fish’s Endangered Status

The Colorado Sun-Tuesday, July 06, 2021

The Yampa River Is Overdrawn and Running out of Water. And It’s Hardly the Only One.

Bloomberg-Wednesday, July 07, 2021

Drought-Stricken Western Districts Plan New Ways to Store Water

Crested Butte News-Wednesday, July 07, 2021

Gunnison & Colorado River Basins Brace for Water Issues

Fresh Water News-Wednesday, July 07, 2021

Western Governors Ask Feds to Expand State Partnerships to Address Wildfires, Climate Change

Vail Daily-Wednesday, July 07, 2021

Groups Threaten Legal Action in Homestake Valley Reservoir Project

Colorado Public Radio-Thursday, July 08, 2021

Drought and Fire Conditions in Western Colorado Are Dire. Can Congress Help?