“Si cuidamos de esa agua, sabemos que esa agua va a cuidar de nosotros”, afirmó Lorelei Cloud, quien ha dedicado toda su vida a abogar por la conservación y el acceso al agua. Cloud, exvicepresidenta de la tribu Southern Ute, también fue la primera miembro tribal registrada en servir en la Junta de Conservación del […]
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Ute traditions inform water conservation in the Shining Mountains
“If we take care of that water, we know that water is going to take care of us,” stated Lorelei Cloud, who has spent a lifetime advocating for water conservation and access. Cloud, a former vice chairman of the Southern Ute tribe, was also the first tribal member on record to serve on the Colorado […]
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Regional environmental organizations divided over pending Fix Our Forests Act
Last month, the United States Senate introduced H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, for legislative consideration. The bill, cosponsored by Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper (D), passed the House in late January with support from representatives Jeff Crank (R-CD5), Jeff Hurd (R-CD3), Brittany Peterson (D-CD7), and Lauren Boebert (R-CD4) and 275 other congressional members. The […]