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On September 26th, the Getches -Wilkinson Center and American Indian Law Program presented the 2024 Ruth Wright Distinguished Lecture in Natural Resources. This year’s speaker was Bob Anderson, the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. In addition to his role as the Solicitor, Bob Anderson is a law professor,...

This resource— Opening the Tap —outlines Environmental Protection Agency programs established or funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) that provide financial or technical assistance for the many barriers drinking water or basic sanitation. For some communities, this barrier comes in form of non-existent water infrastructure. In others, existing infrastructure...

In 2024, the Getches-Wilkinson Center and the Boulder Faculty Assembly Climate Science and Education Committee (CSEC) co-chaired a shared governance committee regarding campus energy and climate policy. The Committee was nominated by the University’s Chief Operating Officer to review and, if appropriate, recommend alternatives to the University’s plans to upgrade...

ADVANCED NATURAL RESOURCES SEMINAR: THE COLORADO PLATEAU Professors Chris Winter & Mark Squillace Spring Semester, 2025 Applications are now open for this seminar. Download application instructions here. Deadline To Apply: Mon, Nov 4th by 5pm This three-credit seminar is designed as the capstone course of our natural resources curriculum. The...

Water Law Fellow Andrew Teegarden, traveled to St. Louis to attend the annual Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) water conference. This year was extra special because it was the 60th anniversary of UCOWR! The conference discussed water issues from the prospectives of academia on a variety of exciting topics...

Opening the Tap: Accessing EPA's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Water Assistance Programs has been published on the GWC blog ! This resource outlines Environmental Protection Agency programs established or funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) that provide financial or technical assistance for the many barriers drinking water or basic sanitation.

A co-published blog by American Rivers and the Getches-Wilkinson Center at Colorado Law. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 has been the preeminent tool to protect free-flowing rivers in the United States since it was passed more than 50 years ago. Under the Act, rivers with “outstandingly remarkable...

Last week, Getches-Wilkinson Center Water Law Fellow Andrew Teegarden, attended the 2024 Colorado Water Congress Summer Conference in Colorado Springs. As is typical, the conference started with various workshops which covered a range of topics but the most directly related to our work at the Getches-Wilkinson Center was the session...

The Getches-Wilkinson Center, American Indian Law Program and Colorado Environmental Law Journal are pleased to present the 2024 Martz Symposium on Public Lands. The Future of Public Lands – People, Place, and Power Public lands across the United States provide us with clean water, energy and food production, world-class recreational...

The Getches-Wilkinson Center and American Indian Law Program are pleased to present the 2024 Ruth Wright Distinguished Lecture. Public Lands, Water, and Tribal Sovereignty in an Era of Energy Transition Policies regarding federal public lands and waters must adjust to the reality of climate change and the inevitable trend toward...