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.
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...
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...
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...
Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and voluntary water conservation commitments will save 3-million-acre feet of water through...
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...
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 West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of climate change. Despite a megadrought, states in the West have been...
