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Increasing pressure on water resources in Summit County has local towns and resorts looking for every last drop.
By Summit Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY — The lead Summit Voice story from Monday about an in-basin water diversion on the Upper Blue maintained a steady pace of page views the past few days, as it was picked up by several water-related websites. It’s not a big-deal story, but helps illustrate in a small way how much pressure there is on local streams, especially in the Upper Blue Basin, where the town of Breckenridge and the ski resort are scrambling to find enough water to meet current and future needs. And the Hidden Gems topic remains of interest to readers, as a simple announcement that major environmental groups in Colorado are rallying to drum up support for wilderness legislation also garnered a respectable number of hits.
For the editor’s pick, I’d have to go with the firestorm story, which broke some new ground by explaining new research showing that smoke from wildfires can penetrate all the way to the lower levels of the stratosphere and potentially affect climate on a broad scale. Check out the rest of the top stories below by clicking on the headlines, and don’t forget to help independent journalism grow by using the nifty new WordPress social media buttons at the bottom of each story.
- Forest Service OKs Miner’s Creek diversion
- Colorado conservation groups rallying for new wilderness
- Everglades to be monitored for oil spill impacts
- Climate feedback loop from firestorms?
- Vail going big with on-mountain social media app
- Some global warming good news — for truffle lovers
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