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COLORADO NEWSLINE: The government takes a dim view of the Colorado River’s future. Is it too optimistic?

August 26, 2025

‘Immediate action’ needed as states try to reach agreement about natural flow formula by Allen Best, Colorado Newsline A version...

NEVADA CURRENT: Southwest in a ‘mega-drying’ zone due to groundwater loss, study finds

Nevada Current

Colorado River

August 19, 2025

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada, the driest state in the union, is only getting drier as the region’s supply...

UC BOULDER: Human emissions drove the megadrought in the western US

University of Colorado at Boulder

Colorado River

August 19, 2025

By Yvaine Ye, University of Colorado at Boulder Greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions from human activity have been driving the prolonged drought in the western United States through a complicated connection with the Pacific Ocean, according to a new CU...

CAL MATTERS: ‘Beyond awful’ Colorado River forecasts put water talks under pressure

Cal Matters

Colorado River

August 16, 2025

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After one of the...

NEVADA CURRENT: Nevada will see another year of Colorado River water cuts

Nevada Current

Colorado River

August 16, 2025

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Federal officials announced Friday they would continue water allocation cuts on the Colorado River for...

COLORADO RIVER: Reclamation announces 2026 operating conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

August 15, 2025

Latest projections stress the need for robust operational agreements for the Colorado River after 2026 The Bureau of Reclamation released the August 2025 24-Month Study, reaffirming impacts of unprecedented drought in the Colorado River Basin and pressing the need for robust and...

YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Why winter rains keep skipping the Southwest

Yale Climate Connections

Colorado River Hydrology

August 15, 2025

by Bob Henson, Yale Climate Connections Climate change appears to have driven an ongoing 25-year shortfall in winter rains and...

THE CONVERSATION: Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent drought

The Conversation

Colorado River Hydrology

August 14, 2025

By Pedro DiNezio, University of Colorado Boulder and Timothy Shanahan, The University of Texas at Austin A new wave of...

ASU: Preparing for a drier future on the Colorado River basin

Arizona State University

Colorado River

August 8, 2025

With a looming deadline for the Colorado River Compact, ASU water experts weigh in on the state’s water forecast By Marshall Terrill, Arizona State University Arizona is about to enter a new era when it comes to water rights and...

THE CONVERSATION: As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights

The Conversation

Colorado River

August 7, 2025

By Sarah Porter, Arizona State University The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river...

THE CONVERSATION: Water wars: a historic agreement between Mexico and US is ramping up border tension

The Conversation

Colorado River

July 25, 2025

By Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex As climate change drives rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, Mexico and the US...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit revives Arizona wells caught in tribal water quarrel

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

July 25, 2025

The Gila River Indian Community failed to show evidence that four upstream wells “significantly diminish” the flow of federally reserved water for the tribe. By Joe Duhownik, Courthouse News Service Four privately owned wells along Arizona’s Gila River may be...

NEVADA CURRENT: Lake Mead water projections raise red flags

Nevada Current

Colorado River

July 24, 2025

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Water in Lake Mead is on course to fall to the lowest level in recorded...

AZ CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING: Tribal water settlement aims to repair generations of exclusion

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

Colorado River

July 23, 2025

by Christopher Lomahquahu, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting Guiding a Toyota pickup along a narrow dirt road south of Second...

NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY: Arizona’s declining groundwater

NASA/JPL

Colorado River

July 21, 2025

By NASA’s Earth Observatory By measuring the gravitational pull of water for more than two decades, NASA satellites have peered beneath the surface and measured changes in the groundwater supplies of the Colorado River Basin. In a recent analysis of...