Colorado's skimpy snowpack is setting off alarm bells for U.S. Reps. Cory Gardner and Scott Tipton. But not because they interpret the drought as a sign of human-caused climate change. The way they see it, Congress should slash environmental protections -- not strengthen them.

Both of the Republican lawmakers recently referenced the Centennial State's relatively weak winter in their arguments to build more reservoirs and knock down perceived regulatory roadblocks.