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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...

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...

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 affordable housing. By Joe Dohownik, Courthouse News Service In a bipartisan compromise between state lawmakers and the executive branch, Arizona...

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

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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...

STANFORD: Colorado River water market could help fish and farmers alike

Stanford University

Colorado River

June 20, 2025

A new water market model for the Colorado River basin could improve water security and restore ecosystems amid intensifying shortages. By Josie Garthwaite, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability A market-based approach to managing water in the Colorado River basin could...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona developments face lawsuit over federally reserved groundwater

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 20, 2025

Conservationists demand that the state reevaluate the physical and legal availability of water taken by subdivisions from the San Pedro...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Settlements and stalemates: Tribal leaders steer the Colorado River conversation

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 6, 2025

Thirty federally recognized tribes lay claim to a fourth of the Colorado River, a vital water source for 40 million...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Can learning from past policy save future users of the Colorado River?

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 6, 2025

Key agreements that adapt the century-old Colorado River Compact to the strains of modern climate change are set to expire next year, with no replacement plan in sight. By Amanda Pampuro, Courthouse News Service In 1858, the U.S. Army ordered...