Andrew Teegarden

Colorado Bill Protects Wetlands & Streams

May 8, 2024

On May 6 th , 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 overwhelming support from the regulated community, environmentalists,...

Andrew Teegarden

Correcting Discrepancies within SB24-127

April 24, 2024

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 scope of this new program or, in other...

Sidney Williams

Latest Updates in the Post-2026 Colorado River Operations Process: Post-2026 Alternatives Submitted

April 23, 2024

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 seven U.S. states and Mexico, the Colorado River Basin...

Bears Ears

A Legal Analysis of the Public Lands Rule

April 19, 2024

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 1/0 th of the country鈥檚 land base. In the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Congress charged BLM with managing public lands...

Colorado River

Colorado River Research Group Members Offer Post-2026 Alternative

April 16, 2024

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 suggests that the Secretary of Interior be empowered to employ an adaptive management approach allowing releases...

Panelists

Hanging in the Balance: Competing Needs for Water in the West

April 12, 2024

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, Restoration Director of American Whitewater鈥檚 Stweardship Program, Mark Harris, Senior Water...

CBA Env Law Section

Colorado鈥檚 Climate Future: Legal Pathways to Decarbonization

April 9, 2024

Co-hosted by the Colorado Bar Association, Getches-Wilkinson Center and Colorado Law Environmental Law Society. Thursday, April 18 CLE Panel: 5 鈥 6:30 PM Social Hour: 6:30 - 7:30 PM In-Person Only: University of Colorado, Wolf Law Building (2450 Kittredge Loop Dr) Deep decarbonization across the globe is necessary to avoid...

Carlos Hernandez

ELS and GWC Welcomed The Nature Conservancy's Colorado State Director Carlos Fernandez to Colorado Law

April 8, 2024

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 featured a wide-ranging conversation on many of the environmental and natural resources issues facing...

Adam Fisher, Sally Jewell and Mariah Bowman

Sally Jewell Visits Colorado Law

April 8, 2024

Wyss Scholars Adam Fisher and Mariah Bowman with Sally Jewell Last 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 the Wyss Foundation Wyss Scholars Program and provided an intimate...

WDEP

WDEP Shared Governance Committee Preliminary Recommendation Report

April 5, 2024

The Getches-Wilkinson Center and the Boulder Faculty Assembly Climate Science and Education Committee (CSEC) are co-chairing a shared governance committee regarding campus energy and climate policy. The committee was nominated by the University鈥檚 Chief Operating Officer to review and, if appropriate, recommend alternatives to the University鈥檚 plans to upgrade the...

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