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UCSB CURRENT: Farmers and ranchers in the Southwestern U.S. face challenges due to human-induced atmospheric warming

UC Santa Barbara

Colorado River

December 12, 2023

Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara The American Southwest has always been a dry place — cue the romantic visions of...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Study finds that livestock growers need more compensation for water conservation

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

December 8, 2023

Costs of buying hay high in extreme drought year of 2020 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The results of a...

NEVADA CURRENT: CA farmers agree to conserve 100,000 acre-feet of Lake Mead water in exchange for compensation

Nevada Current

Colorado River

December 5, 2023

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Southern California has agreed to conserve enough water in Lake Mead to support upwards of 300,000 single family homes for a year under an agreement struck with the federal government. On Friday, the Biden Administration...

NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Agreement with Imperial Irrigation District to Save 100,000 Acre-Feet of Water in Colorado River System

US Department of the Interior

Colorado River

December 1, 2023

From the Department of the Interior: The Biden-Harris administration today announced an agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) that...

NEVADA CURRENT: National report tracks huge costs of climate change in Southwest

Nevada Current

Colorado River

November 27, 2023

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current A new national climate assessment paints a dismal picture of the Southwest over the next...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego Selling Back Some Pricey Colorado River Water for Cheaper Met Water

Voice of San Diego

Colorado River

November 10, 2023

A deal between formerly warring parties could generate more water supplies in the drying West. By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego A trade deal is brewing between major southern California water agencies to help restock a major reservoir on...

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...

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 U.S. Southwest that provides tap water for some 40 million people and irrigation for 2.6 million acres of crops in...

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...

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 production — but long-term threats to the Colorado River remain. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings...

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...

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 for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Waiting for Water:Tribes’ Fight for...