Colorado River & Water Safety: A 4.25 million-gallon raw sewage spill from Pueblo reached the Arkansas River in the Lower Arkansas Valley during a very dry, hot summer, raising food-safety and irrigation concerns and highlighting delays in notification to ditch operators. Wildlife & Public Safety: Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported multiple wolf killings tied to livestock depredation, underscoring how drought-stressed ecosystems are colliding with ranching. Data Centers & Climate/Water Pressure: As Arizona faces deep Colorado River cuts, researchers say data centers aren’t the sole cause of the crisis—but they’re growing fast and use significant water, fueling calls for transparency and cleaner power. Legal/Power Reliability: A federal appeals court blocked a Trump administration order to keep Michigan’s coal plant operating, a setback for emergency efforts to preserve coal generation amid rising electricity demand from data centers. Local Governance (Colorado rail): The Front Range Passenger Rail District voted to send a sales tax measure to voters to extend Colorado Connector service from Denver to Pueblo, with earlier Denver-to-Fort Collins service already planned.