Wetlands are the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the world and support more than 90% of Colorado’s wildlife use. Let's hope our legislators agree, and support the strong new protections ...

Colorado lawmakers debate two bills to manage dredge and fill discharge permits, addressing the impact of a recent Supreme Court decision on wetlands protection.

Colorado lawmakers are expected to consider legislation next session aimed at providing project permits while still protecting wetlands, which were left vulnerable after a U.S. Supreme Court decision ...

Colorado will create its own program for permitting certain types of development while protecting the state’s streams and wetlands after lawmakers agreed on a method in the final days of the 2024 ...

Colorado’s wetlands are endangered by climate change and invasive species. New federal money will help protect them. By Carl Bilek, Ryan Warner, and Caitlyn Kim · Jun. 3, 2023, 4:00 am.

For the first time in U.S. House Rep. Jeff Hurd’s political career, legislation he proposed has passed the House.

Although Colorado’s wetlands make up 1% of our state’s land, they support 80% of our state’s wildlife species. They also act as sponges that soak up carbon in our air and pollutants in our ...

On May 6 th, 2024 the Colorado Legislature passed HB24-1379 – a bill designed to protect the wetlands and streams at risk after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v.EPA (Environmental ...

CIRES researchers studied the impacts of sulfate in mountain wetlands and confirmed that elevated levels can increase methylmercury, a potent neurotoxin that accumulates up the food chain and can ...

Researchers find elevated levels of mercury in Colorado mountain wetlands . University of Colorado at Boulder. Journal Environmental Research Letters DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/add8a5. Keywords ...