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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...

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 climate research is sounding a stark warning: Human activity may be driving drought more intensely – and more directly –...

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...

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 are in the middle of a conflict over water, putting an additional strain on their relationship. Partly due to constant...

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...

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 Mesa, rancher Robinson Honani gestures toward a patchwork of farm plots tucked into the dusty terrain of the Hopi Reservation,...

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...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Southwestern drought likely to continue through 2100, research finds

Inside Climate News

Colorado River Hydrology

July 18, 2025

Climate change is warming the North Pacific Ocean, leading weather patterns that drive drought in the U.S. Southwest to persist...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: In the Sweltering Southwest, Planting Solar Panels in Farmland Can Help Both Photovoltaics and Crops

Inside Climate News

Agriculture Colorado River

July 14, 2025

Agrivoltaic solar arrays can shade crops from sun while moisture from vegetation cools the panels to increase their productivity, researchers and farmers have found. By Tina Deines This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona approves ‘Ag-to-Urban’ water conservation plan

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 30, 2025

The bill will allow farmers to exchange land and water rights with urban developers to decrease water use and increase...

COLORADO RIVER: Lake Powell, Lake Mead, and Southern California’s water dilemma

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

June 30, 2025

Two years ago, the Colorado River Lower Basin states united to conserve an extra 3 million acre-feet of water by...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River managers present plan to share water based on supply, not demand

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

June 27, 2025

By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The seven states that share the Colorado River are floating a new concept for how water could be shared in the future, marking forward progress after a long standoff between the Upper Basin and Lower...