Colorado River Archives

December 12, 2025

From the University of Colorado at Boulder: In a collection of essays and research summaries, eleven members of the Colorado...

NASA satellite data show decrease in Colorado River Basin aquifers

NASA/JPL

Colorado River

December 5, 2025

Researchers used data from the GRACE/GRACE-FO platform to estimate that the region has lost a combined 34 cubic kilometers of...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study offers a glimpse into 230,000 years of climate and landscape shifts in the Southwest

Desert Research Institute

Colorado River

December 3, 2025

A sediment core from Arizona’s Stoneman Lake provides an archive of dust emissions and pollen records in the region that extends through multiple ice ages. From the Desert Research Institute: Atmospheric dust plays an important role in the way Earth...

COLORADO NEWSLINE: Major water right approval could protect ample Colorado River flows

Guest Contributor

Colorado River

November 21, 2025

By Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline State leaders are applauding another major step finalized Wednesday toward permanently protecting upper Colorado River...

CENTER SQUARE: Arizona leaders urge feds to defend state water rights

The Center Square

Colorado River

November 18, 2025

Officials write about Colorado River pact affecting Arizona, California, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming. By Zachery Schmidt, The Center...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: No deal on Colorado River

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

November 13, 2025

Seven states fail to reach agreement by feds’ Nov. 11 deadline By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers from the seven states that share the Colorado River have blown a deadline given to them by the federal government to come...

CAL MATTERS: No deal on the Colorado River despite Trump administration deadline

Cal Matters

Colorado River

November 12, 2025

The federal government often makes deadlines on the Colorado River, but — in recent years — rarely has enforced them....

NEVADA CURRENT: With Upper, Lower basin states still snagged, feds give them more time to craft Colorado River plan

Nevada Current

Colorado River

November 12, 2025

By Jennifer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada and six other Colorado River states failed to reach a broad agreement Tuesday on...

CAL MATTERS: Colorado River talks hit crunch time. What’s at stake for California water?

Cal Matters

Colorado River

November 11, 2025

Western states in the Colorado River basin are racing a federal deadline to hash out the beginnings of an agreement governing the overtapped river. As the clock ticks down, two questions loom large: Just how real is this deadline, and...

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Why Colorado River negotiations are so difficult

High Country News

Colorado River

November 11, 2025

Basin states have had 2 years to figure out how to share the shrinking river. Will they get there before...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Can Arizona maintain its drought response as water and money dry up?

Inside Climate News

Colorado River

November 11, 2025

The state has spent hundreds of millions of dollars and implemented new regulations to protect water supplies. But as funds...

PRESS RELEASE: California projected to achieve lowest Colorado River use since 1949

Colorado River Board of California

Colorado River

November 7, 2025

The milestone proves that reductions in use do not preclude growth. From the Colorado River Board of California: The Colorado River Board of California (CRB) announced today that California’s 2025 use of Colorado River water is projected to hit the...

WATER DESK: Rainfall brings Colorado River drought relief, but concerns for next year’s water supply remain

The Water Desk

Colorado River

November 5, 2025

A forecasted winter La Niña, lingering drought conditions and dwindling reservoirs are causing water managers to worry. By Cassie Sherwood,...

METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: Navigating the future of the California and the Colorado River: Key challenges and negotiations

Maven

Colorado River

November 3, 2025

Addressing the structural deficit, Compact obligations, and Post-2026 guidelines for Metropolitan’s Colorado River supply At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s...

UPPER CO RIVER COMMISSION: Real action puts the Upper Basin at the forefront of Colorado River solutions

Guest Contributor

Colorado River

November 3, 2025

With new agreements and programs and decades of responsible management, the Upper Basin is preparing for future Colorado River operations From the Upper Colorado River Commission The Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) is highlighting the real and measurable actions being...