Colorado River Archives ~ Page 11 of 21 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

November 10, 2023

A deal between formerly warring parties could generate more water supplies in the drying West. By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of...

NEVADA CURRENT: El Niño may bring warmer, wetter winter – and big Colorado River basin snowpacks

Nevada Current

Colorado River

November 9, 2023

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current For the next three months, climate scientists say Nevada can expect warmer winter temperatures and...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Feds Bet on Paying for Water Conservation to Protect the Colorado River

Inside Climate News

Colorado River Policy and regulation

November 7, 2023

Arizona and other states have agreed to use considerably less water from the river through 2026, thanks in part to a wet winter. By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News Arizona’s future was at a critical juncture at the beginning of...

UC RIVERSIDE: Model to illustrate scenarios for the Colorado River water use

UC Riverside

Colorado River

November 2, 2023

Difficult choices loom as climate change reduces water flows By David Danelski The Colorado River is a lifeblood for the...

AG ALERT: Wet year improves Colorado River status

Ag Alert

Agriculture Colorado River

November 1, 2023

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert A consensus plan agreed to last spring by states in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin...

NEVADA CURRENT: Feds say water cuts to 3 states are enough to protect Colorado River – for now

Nevada Current

Colorado River

October 26, 2023

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current A robust water year for the Colorado River has given states that rely on the mighty waterway a few more years of stability as climate change takes its toll, federal officials said Wednesday. Last year,...

CAL MATTERS: Western States’ planned water cuts are enough to avert a Colorado River crisis, for now

Cal Matters

Colorado River

October 25, 2023

Wet weather and planned cuts by California, Arizona and Nevada averted declines that could have threatened water deliveries and power...

NEWS RELEASE: Reclamation releases draft SEIS for Colorado River operations through 2026

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

October 25, 2023

Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and voluntary water conservation commitments will save 3-million-acre feet of water through...

NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Long-Term Planning Efforts to Protect the Colorado River System

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

October 19, 2023

Process to develop future guidelines and strategies leverages historic investments from President’s Investing in America agenda From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Biden-Harris administration today announced next steps in the formal process to develop future operating guidelines and strategies to...

PRO PUBLICA: Western States Opposed Tribes’ Access to the Colorado River 70 Years Ago. History Is Repeating Itself.

Pro Publica

Colorado River

October 17, 2023

by Mark Olalde, ProPublica, and Anna V. Smith, High Country News ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up...

NEVADA CURRENT: What a stalagmite from a Grand Canyon cave might tell us about climate change and groundwater

Nevada Current

Colorado River

October 10, 2023

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Summer monsoons in the Southwest are difficult to forecast with total accuracy, but the future...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego gears up to deal water across the west

Voice of San Diego

Colorado River

October 3, 2023

Twenty years since San Diego bought Colorado River water from its farming neighbors, it seeks to attract investors in its other water assets. by MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This October marks 20 years since San Diego cut a...

STATELINE: Feds’ cash stream supports Colorado River conservation — but the money will dry up

Stateline

Colorado River

September 20, 2023

Experts worry the pay-to-save approach isn’t a sustainable solution. By: Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the...

GRIST: Deprived of Colorado River water, an oil company’s plans to mine in Utah may have dried up

Grist

Colorado River

September 19, 2023

An Estonian oil company planned to produce enough oil in 30 years to spew the equivalent of carbon emissions from...

THE CONVERSATION: What Arizona and other drought-ridden states can learn from Israel’s pioneering water strategy

The Conversation

Colorado River Water supply augmentation

September 12, 2023

By Gabriel Eckstein, Texas A&M University; Clive Lipchin, Tel Aviv University, and Sharon B. Megdal, University of Arizona Arizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the U.S., with an economy that offers many opportunities for workers and businesses. But...