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NEWS RELEASE: Interior Department Initiates Process to Develop Future Guidelines and Strategies for Protecting the Colorado River

June 15, 2023

Robust collaboration includes Basin states, Tribes, stakeholders and Mexico From the Department of the Interior: The Department of the Interior...

AG ALERT: Imperial Valley farmers await water deal

Ag Alert

Colorado River

June 14, 2023

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California, Arizona and Nevada reached a long-sought consensus last month on how to conserve water...

PRO PUBLICA: Las Vegas Needs to Save Water. It Won’t Find It in Lawns.

Pro Publica

Colorado River

June 9, 2023

by Nat Lash, Mark Olalde and Ash Ngu, and photography by Liz Moughon This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one...

STATELINE: Colorado River agreement punts on drastic cuts and difficult negotiations

Stateline

Colorado River

May 24, 2023

The proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada is not a long-term fix, water experts argue. by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline State...

NEVADA CURRENT: Colorado River states reach an agreement, but not a solution

Nevada Current

Colorado River

May 23, 2023

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current After months of negotiations, seven Western states along the Colorado River have agreed to water...

CAL MATTERS: Colorado River deal: What does it mean for California?

Cal Matters

Colorado River

May 22, 2023

By Alistair Bland, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. After nearly a year of intense negotiations, California, Nevada and Arizona reached a...

SoCAL WATER: The impact of Reclamation’s SEIS alternatives on Metropolitan’s Colorado River supplies; Abundant precipitation refills storage

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Colorado River Notebook News and Features

May 18, 2023

Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee meeting on May 8 featured a presentation on the Bureau of Reclamation’s draft Supplemental...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Water saved through upper-basin program unlikely to move needle in Powell

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

May 12, 2023

Western Slope projects are small and involve agriculture By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Three of western Colorado’s biggest irrigation districts...

GRIST: The very bad math behind the Colorado River crisis

Grist

Colorado River

April 26, 2023

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. California and Arizona are currently fighting each other over water from the Colorado River. But this isn’t new — it’s actually been going on for over...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Drought task force to consider conservation programs

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

April 21, 2023

By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado legislators on Thursday introduced a bill that would create a drought task force with...

NEVADA CURRENT: NV and other lower Colorado River Basin states face major water cuts under federal proposal

Nevada Current

Colorado River

April 12, 2023

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Federal officials on Tuesday proposed unprecedented cuts to the amount of water Nevada, California, and...

GRIST: Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future?

Grist

Colorado River

April 11, 2023

By Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Almost half of all the water that flows through the Colorado River each year is consumed by just two states: Arizona and...

CAL MATTERS: US proposes options for cutting California’s Colorado River water

Cal Matters

Colorado River

April 11, 2023

By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...

THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Protect the Stability and Sustainability of Colorado River Basin

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

April 11, 2023

Draft SEIS outlines alternatives and tools needed to manage drought in the Basin and strengthen water security in the West...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds propose water cut options to stabilize imperiled Colorado River Basin

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

April 11, 2023

The Bureau of Reclamation issued a draft environmental statement outlining options to manage the drought in the Colorado River Basin. By Bob Leal, Courthouse News Service The Bureau of Reclamation on Tuesday outlined options aimed at helping to stabilize the...