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  • Doug Kenney and Chris Winter
    On June 6-7, a record crowd of 365 in-person and 100 online registrants assembled for the 44th Annual Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources.  鈥淣ext Chapters on the Colorado River: Short-Term Coping, Post-2026 Operations, and Beyond鈥 was
  • House Bill 1379 Signing
    This May, Governor Polis signed into law bipartisan legislation protecting Colorado鈥檚 wetlands and streams in the wake of the Supreme Court鈥檚 Sackett decision. Handed down in 2023, Sackett redefined 鈥渨aters of the United States鈥 and rolled back
  • CRRG
    The Colorado River Research Group (CRRG), founded and again chaired by the GWC鈥檚 Doug Kenney, resumed activities this Spring, headlined by the publication in May of its latest policy brief entitled:  Imagining the River We Deserve: How the Post
  • LightHawk Full Group
    Water, it is safe to say, is of the moment. Safer yet, the drought-stricken Colorado River is center stage. Seemingly overnight, the water beat has transcended from dusty backroads and Southwestern capitols to the front page of mainstream media
  • Wolf Law
    The Getches-Wilkinson Center just wrapped up the 44th Annual Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources, which has held at the law school on June 6-7, 2024. This year, the conference once again focused on management of the Colorado River watershed
  • Photo by Len Necefer
    The Getches-Wilkinson Center and Water & Tribes Initiative will be co-convening the 2024 Conference on the Colorado River on Thurs, June 6th and Fri, June 7th at the Wolf Law Building in 糖心Vlog破解版, CO.Next Chapters on the Colorado River: 
  • Gov Polis signing HB 1379
    Yesterday was a triumphant day for the State of Colorado because House Bill 1379 (HB1379) was signed into law by Governor Polis. HB 1379 was designed to respond to the Sackett v. EPA decision last May and provides regulatory protections for Colorado
  • Kayaking Grand River
    Recently, River Network hosted River Rally 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The multi-day event featured attendees and presenters from around the country on topics surrounding water and rivers. Held right on the Grand River, I had the wonderful
  • river and rafters
    The GWC in 2024 is working to revitalize the Colorado River Research Group (CRRG), a group of prominent academics and close colleagues offering an 鈥渋ndependent, scientific voice鈥 on key Colorado River issues.  The CRRG was formed in 2014, and
  • Egypt Delegation Group Photo
    On May 15, 2024, GWC鈥檚 Director of the Western Water Policy Program, Doug Kenney, and Professor and GWC Board Chair, Mark Squillace, met with a delegation from Egypt to discuss Egypt鈥檚 ongoing struggle to reach an agreement with Ethiopia and Sudan
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