The seven states in the River Basin, including Colorado, have until Nov. 11 to sketch out a high-level agreement for how to ...

After almost two years of talks, the seven states that depend on the river are perilously close to a deadline to reach a deal ...

There are many unique species of fish living in the Colorado River. Some include the bonytail chub, razorback sucker, and ...

US state negotiators are battling over how to manage dwindling water resources in the Colorado River Basin, a lifeline for ...

Hydropower output at Hoover and Glen Canyon dams has significantly declined since 2000 due to reduced water levels in Lakes ...

Scapegoating downstream may feel satisfying, but it solves nothing. The only way forward is through compromise and ...

The Utah State Engineer's Office is now floating worst-case scenarios that include the potential for deep cuts to people's ...

Denver Basin aquifers, like the Ogallala, get little replenishment from mountain snows. Instead of growing corn or potatoes, the water goes to urban needs in one of America’s wealthier areas.

The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river as people are entitled to take out of it. A new idea might change that, but complicated political and practical negotiations ...

In this aerial view, Low water levels are visible at Lake Powell on June 24, 2021, in Lake Powell, Utah. As severe drought grips parts of the Western United States, a below average flow of water is ...

On the headwaters of the Colorado River, water managers fear they are on the brink of a system failure as drought and climate change rewrite the old rules. Winter snowpack is no longer a reliable ...

With a newly approved grant of over $30,000 from the Colorado Basin Roundtable, the Blue River Watershed Group will install ...