The U.S. Department of the Interior updated operations of the Glen Canyon Dam on Lake Powell in 2016, but conservationists...
By Peter Goble, Russ Schumacher, Colorado Climate Center The Colorado River is perhaps the most critical resource to the southwestern...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nature offered the Colorado River Basin states a reprieve last winter after a heavy snowpack and generous rainfall saved the region’s two largest reservoirs from collapse. But one good year won’t solve decades of drought...
Colorado has long pushed for recognition of overuse By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalsim Representatives from two lower basin states on...
Thirty federally recognized tribes lay claim to a fourth of the Colorado River which provides water to 40 million people...
The 75th gathering of the Colorado River Water Users Association drew 1,700 stakeholders from across seven states, 30 Native American tribes and Mexico. By Amanda Pampuro, Courthouse News Service Water cuts are going to be painful — that’s one thing...
Researchers believe the people who drew up the original Colorado River Compact ignored good science on how much water actually...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Lake Mead is getting a massive boost in water this summer after several California water...
California water districts signed Colorado River water conservation agreements with the federal government at the start of the 75th meeting of the Colorado River Waters Users Association. By Amanda Pampuro, Courthouse News Service Several California water districts signed agreements with...
Nearly $295 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will conserve up to 643,000 acre-feet of water through 2025...
Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara The American Southwest has always been a dry place — cue the romantic visions of...
Costs of buying hay high in extreme drought year of 2020 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The results of a recent economic study of Grand County irrigators show that certain water conservation programs may be worth it for irrigators who...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Southern California has agreed to conserve enough water in Lake Mead to support upwards of...
From the Department of the Interior: The Biden-Harris administration today announced an agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) that...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current A new national climate assessment paints a dismal picture of the Southwest over the next decade, as the rapidly warming climate drives food shortages, intensifies droughts, floods, wildfires, diseases, and jeopardizes public infrastructure like roads...