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- On May 6th, 2024 the Colorado Legislature passed HB24-1379 鈥 a bill designed to protect the wetlands and streams at risk after the U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 ruling in Sackett v. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). The passage of the house bill saw
- Currently, there are two conflicting bills in the Colorado Legislature that would create a new state program regulating the dredge and fill of wetlands and streams across the State 鈥 HB 24-1379 and SB 24-127. A key question facing lawmakers is the
- The Colorado River is undergoing a big change in management that has the potential to affect nearly forty million people who live in the Colorado River Basin and rely on Colorado River water. Flowing through more than 246,000 square miles in
- On April 18, 2024, the Bureau of Land Management issued a final rule that will guide future management of 245 million acres of public land, nearly 1/0th of the country鈥檚 land base. In the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Congress
- Colorado River Research Group (CRRG) members Jack Schmidt, Eric Kuhn and John Fleck submitted an 鈥渁lternative鈥 to the post-2026 EIS process entitled: 鈥淢anaging the Powell/Grand Canyon/Mead ecosystem after 2026.鈥 In a nutshell, the alternative
- Aspen Journalism held an exciting panel in Basalt the evening of Tuesday April 9th. The event, 鈥淗anging in the Balance: Competing Needs for Water in the West鈥 hosted Kate Ryan, Executive Director of the Colorado Water Trust, Hattie Johnson,
- Co-hosted by the Colorado Bar Association, Getches-Wilkinson Center and Colorado Law Environmental Law Society.Thursday, April 18CLE Panel: 5 鈥 6:30 PM Social Hour: 6:30 - 7:30 PMIn-Person Only: University of Colorado, Wolf Law Building (2450
- The Getches-Wilkinson Center and Environmental Law Society were excited to welcome The Nature Conservancy's Colorado State Director Carlos Fernandez to the law school on April 8th. Carlos is one of Colorado's foremost conservation leaders. The event
- Wyss Scholars Adam Fisher and Mariah Bowman with Sally JewellLast week the Getches-Wilkinson Center was honored to host former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell for a lunchtime conversation with students at Wolf Law. The event was supported by
- Photo by Robin Loznak; Courtesy of Our Children鈥檚 TrustThe Getches-Wilkinson Center and the Getches-Green Clinic recently partnered with Conrad Anker, famed mountaineer, and eight other professional outdoor athletes to submit an