RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Scroll to check out Shannon's recent Colorado water coverage at The Colorado Sun.
GUEST APPEARANCES
Shannon Mullane, water reporter for The Colorado Sun, joined 9News Business Buzz Jan. 26, 2026, to explain the Colorado River crisis and how federal involvement underscores the seriousness of the moment. Check out 9News for more.
Sun water reporter Shannon Mullane joins KUNC Jan. 29, 2026, to talk about the state's abysmal snowpack and how water providers are responding. Read more at KUNC.
Sun water reporter Shannon Mullane checks in Dec 18, 2025, from the annual Colorado River conference in Las Vegas. The top water officials in the Western U.S. are together as a water-sharing agreement among the seven states is still pending.
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RECENT AWARD-WINNING COVERAGE
“Do your job”: Colorado lawmakers tell Congress to boost funding for deteriorating southwestern water system
Second place for best environmental story in the Colorado Press Association's 2024 Better News Contest
Cherish that hamburger. It cost a quarter of the Colorado River, according to researchers.
Third place for science and technology news in the Society of Professional Journalists' 2025 Top of The Rockies contest