gary wockner
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Hickenlooper-Barrasso bill aims to reauthorize Colorado River water conservation plan
U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and John Barrasso are teaming up on legislation to help the upper basin states of the Colorado River in their quest to meet the demands by the Bureau of Reclamation to conserve water. The legislation from the Denver Democrat and Wyoming Republican would reauthorize the System Conservation Pilot Program through 2026, to…
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Colorado’s age-old water doctrine pushed to the brink by drought
Editor’s Note: This story is a collaborative report by Fresh Water News working with nine other Colorado news outlets. In Evans, four miles south of Greeley, houses are shooting up. Once a quiet farm town, Evans is scrambling to come up with enough water to slake the thirst of hundreds of new homeowners, drawn here…
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At least one environmentalist calls out Hick on his climate decree
While many environmental groups lauded Gov. John Hickenlooper’s executive order Tuesday committing Colorado to the carbon emissions goals of the Paris climate accord, one environmental activist was doing a double-take – and reaching out to the media with a fact check. Gary Wockner, executive director of Save the Colorado River, sent an email to Colorado…