An archive of news on the Colorado River’s drought, shrinking reservoirs, and efforts to craft a new management plan for seven states and Mexico post-2026.
By Ellis Preston, Cronkite News Most of the Colorado River water allocated to Arizona goes to agriculture. But for now, the 30% statewide cuts imposed by the federal government won’t affect Arizona farmers, who supply most of the nation’s lettuce...
The Colorado River’s next operating era is beginning under unusually difficult conditions. On August 21, the Department of the Interior issued the final agency actions for the post-2026 Record of Decision and the operating guidelines for 2027 and 2028. Rather...
Researchers have grown increasingly confident in global warming’s role in post-2000 ‘megadrought’ by Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline Elected officials from...
The Silver State claims a key document failed to consider the economic impacts communities would face because of the water reductions. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service It took three days for a Colorado River basin state to sue the...
California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively receive 1.25 million acre-feet less water over the next two years. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service The federal Interior Department on Friday issued its final plan for Colorado River operations over the next...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The Bureau of Reclamation released its two-year operating plan on Friday detailing how the agency will manage the Colorado River, and the nation’s two largest reservoirs Lake Powell and Lake Mead, amid ongoing drought and...
