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  • Our Common Ground
    John Leshy, Author Distinguished Professor of Law University of California, Hastings College of LawThe little-known story of how the U.S. government came to hold nearly one-third of the nation’s land and manage it primarily for recreation, education
  • Audrey Zibelman
    Tapestry, X’s Moonshot for the Electric Grid Audrey Zibelman Vice President, X’s Electric Grid MoonshotNations are finally committing to greenhouse gas emission reduction targets that could limit global warming. However, technical obstacles to the
  • Jacob Jose
    University of Colorado Law School student Jacob Jose (’23) has been named the 2022-2023 Colorado Law Wyss Scholar in U.S. Lands Conservation.
  • GWC
    Equity in the Colorado River Basin: How to Sustainably Manage a Shrinking ResourceThursday, September 30 and Friday, October 1Simply put – demands for water in the Colorado River Basin exceed supply.  Chronic drought, record heat, and rampant
  • Greg Hobbs
    Gregory J. Hobbs Jr. 1944 – 2021The water and law communities across the West are mourning the unexpected loss of Justice Gregory Hobbs who died peacefully on November 30 with his wife and children by his side. A master of water
  • Colorado River
    Thursday, September 30 and Friday, October 1Equity in the Colorado River Basin: How to Sustainably Manage a Shrinking ResourceSimply put – demands for water in the Colorado River Basin exceed supply.  Chronic drought, record heat, and rampant
  • Newsletter
    Featured Articles:GWC Water Law Fellows: Quality, Quantity, and Equity in Colorado RiversGWC Webinar Series: The Climate Justice Lens is Here to StayColorado Law Wyss Scholar in Public Lands Conservation: Johnsie WilkinsonRead the newsletter.
  • River
    We are pleased to announce we have completed a national search for the inaugural pair of Getches-Wilkinson Water Law Fellows.The Getches-Wilkinson Water Fellows program was initiated by a generous donation from David Bonderman, a lawyer, businessman
  • Land, Water, and People: The Natural Resource Priorities of the Biden Administration
    The Water & Tribes Initiative: Tribal Water Rights & a Sustainable Vision for the Colorado River BasinApril 27, 2021The 30 federally recognized tribes in the Colorado River Basin depend on the Colorado and its tributaries for a variety of
  • E-news
    Featured Articles:Professor Krakoff Named Deputy Solicitor for Parks and WildlifeGWC Water Law Fellows file Amicus Brief in  La Plata County v. Colorado Department of Public HealthColorado Law Student Environmental Law Award WinnersRead the
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