Ahead of Colorado River Day, US West lawmakers introduce bipartisan conservation legislation

Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced legislation aimed at optimizing water management in the U.S. West on Thursday, the eve of the region’s annual Colorado River Day. The Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 would seek to improve forecasting and measurement of water, with the goal of mitigating the impacts of...