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 Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak called on states along the Colorado River and the federal government to do more to conserve water in response to a worsening drought in the West. On Wednesday, during a...
Two other states – but not California – face cuts to Colorado River water in 2023 as the federal government escalates its drought response. But a deal remains out of reach. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters This story was originally...
From the Department of the Interior: As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact communities across the West, the Department of the Interior today announced urgent action to improve and protect the long–term sustainability of the Colorado River System, including...
Between the double-decade Millennium Drought and century-old deals overdrafting Colorado River water, the west’s water reserves are drawing dangerously low....
Capping pool size is a drop in the bucket, experts say by Dana Gentry, Nevada Current A cap on the size of swimming pools in Southern Nevada, intended to reduce water lost to evaporation, will save about 10 acre feet...
A new study shows that, more than a thousand years ago, the Colorado River Basin had an even worse drought than the one currently plaguing the region. By Matthew Renda, Courthouse News Service While the current drought afflicting the Colorado...
