The Colorado River has sustained the American West for generations - but now, it’s running out of water. From farms to cities ...

Heavy autumn rains brought relief to drought-plagued portions of the Southwest, but across the Colorado River basin, ongoing water supply concerns still linger amid tense policy negotiations and near ...

Warmer temperatures in November meant that less snowpack accumulated. But storms did increase soil moisture in the Upper ...

I’m no water supply expert, but doesn’t the government allow an enormous amount of water daily from the Sacramento River to ...

The seven states that share the Colorado River did not meet a Nov. 11 deadline to find a consensus on how to operate ...

California’s melting snow is filling the state’s reservoirs. But dry conditions have shrunk the flow of the Colorado River, putting strains on a vital supply for Southern California. Experts warn that ...

Dusk falls on Lake Powell near Bullfrog Marina on July 15, 2024. The Colorado River's reservoirs have shrunk to record lows in recent years, and negotiators are tasked with decreasing demand. (Photo ...

Editor's note: This article is published through the Colorado River Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative supported by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah ...

The seven states that share the Colorado River blew past the Nov. 11 deadline without reaching even a framework for how to manage the river after 2026. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of the Interior ...

Experts say there’s no time to waste; even the time it takes to develop a new plan for the river may be too long for its dwindling reservoirs. The Colorado River basin is suffering a climate ...