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NEVADA CURRENT: ‘Getting down to the wire,’ conservation groups try to pump up Colorado River negotiations

October 1, 2025

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current More than three decades ago, water managers in Southern Nevada launched a plan to pipe...

UC RIVERSIDE: Farm conservation is an economical path to save Colorado River water

UC Riverside

Colorado River

September 30, 2025

UCR experts examined the costs of hundreds of Colorado River water projects over 20 years By David Danelski, UC Riverside...

AG ALERT: Negotiations stall as Colorado River crisis looms again

Ag Alert

Colorado River

September 24, 2025

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Time is running out for the seven states in the Colorado River Basin, as well as 30 tribes and Mexico, to reach a long-term deal for managing the overtapped river. The current guidelines and drought...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: ‘No One Comes Out of This Unscathed’: Experts Warn That Colorado River Use Needs Cutting Immediately

Inside Climate News

Colorado River

September 16, 2025

A new report finds that Lakes Mead and Powell, the nation’s largest reservoirs, could store just 9 percent of their...

MET IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: A new lens on the Colorado River: Why future projections will look bleaker

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

September 3, 2025

The Bureau of Reclamation is currently preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to establish new operational guidelines for Lake Powell...

NEVADA CURRENT: As November deadline nears, Colorado River states ‘nowhere close to an agreement’

Nevada Current

Colorado River

August 29, 2025

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Amid tense negotiations over the Colorado River’s future, Nevada leaders came together Thursday to focus on the state’s strategy to meet the climate and drought crisis threatening Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam. Democratic Rep....

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

Colorado Newsline

Colorado River

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...