Routt County rancher Philip Rossi noted in January that the Flat Tops range above the Yampa River basin was largely bare of snow. The Colorado Newsline report, titled ‘As litigation looms and drought takes its toll, state officials defiant over Colorado River’s future,’ highlights the growing tension over the river’s future. State officials remain defiant as litigation looms and drought takes its toll on the Colorado River in today now.
Sources: Colorado Newsline (nonprofit statehouse newsroom)
