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Tribal Nations and communities will experience a 70% reduction in funding - losing $551 million dollars - for access to clean, reliable, and accessible drinking water under the Trump administration’s proposed FY 2026 budget. The President’s budget

Join us for lunch, learn about GWC Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities!Monday, November 1012-12:45pmRoom 206Current Getches-Wilkinson Center Scholars and Fellows will share information on the various funding opportunities available through GWC

The Getches-Wilkinson Center will be convening the 2025 Martz Symposium on Public Lands: "Public Lands in Public Hands – Reflections on 50 Years of Retention Policy" on Thurs, Oct 23rd and Fri, Oct 24th at the Wolf Law Building in Boulder, CO.Public

The Getches-Wilkinson Center is pleased to present the 2025 Ruth Wright Distinguished Lecture in Natural Resources with John Leshy on Wed, Oct 22nd at the Wolf Law Building in Boulder, CO. On Shaky Ground: America’s Public Lands Face an

Program OverviewThe Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (GWC) at the University of Colorado Law School invites applications for the next GWC Water Law Fellow – an early-career attorney eager to make a

Until the passage of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) in 1980, miners across the American West extracted gold, silver, and other valuable “hardrock” minerals—and

University of Colorado Law student Meryl Compton (’27) was awarded the Charles N. Woodruff Fellowship. The Charles N. Woodruff fellowship was established in memory of Charles Woodruff, a highly successful water resources lawyer, to promote

The Colorado River system is inching closer and closer to the “tripwire” in the 1922 Compact.  This is the requirement that a specified volume of water pass Lee Ferry, the dividing point between the Upper and Lower Basins, every ten

We are excited to welcome 5 Research Assistants to the GWC team this fall! Corinne GriffinCorinne grew up in Orlando, Florida, and found her passion for the environment after she assisted her community in flora rebuilding after hurricanes hit

The Council of State Governments (Western chapter), comprised of state legislators and legislative staff, recently convened in Jackson Wyoming to review a variety of challenging issues facing the western states, including water.  The Getches-