Colorado River Archives ~ Page 7 of 20 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

May 29, 2024

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Federal resource managers announced $99 million in funding for a large-scale water recycling project that...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Rising temperatures will significantly reduce streamflow in the Upper Colorado River basin as groundwater levels fall, new research shows

Desert Research Institute

Climate change Colorado River Science

May 24, 2024

Climate change will dramatically impact streamflow and its contributions to the Colorado River by increasing forest water use and reducing...

GRIST: Tribes could lease their water to dry states. Why is it so hard?

Grist

Colorado River

May 16, 2024

The Colorado River Indian Tribes can now lease water to non-Indigenous users along the drought-stricken river. Most nations can’t do the same. By Taylar Dawn Stagner, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter...

USBR: Reclamation finalizes SEIS process to address drought and climate impacts on Glen Canyon Dam and Hoover Dam

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

May 10, 2024

Interior Department announced earlier this year that historic investments led to record water savings, helped stave off immediate collapse of...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Researchers anticipate continued reprieve from drought for southwestern US

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

May 6, 2024

Although the 2024 water year has not been as dramatic as the year prior, researchers say the snowmelt forecast paints...

NEVADA CURRENT: Nevada joins six western states demanding more water investments

Nevada Current

Colorado River

April 30, 2024

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada’s senators joined federal lawmakers from six other western states Monday to demand additional funding to address the region’s long-term drought, worsened by climate change. The Colorado River remains in an unfolding and worsening drought....

NASA: Meat of the matter: Colorado River over-consumed

NASA/JPL

Colorado River

April 30, 2024

By Laura E.P. Rocchio The Colorado River has an accounting problem. More water is taken from the river than it...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: In blow to green groups, Ninth Circuit upholds federal plan for Glen Canyon Dam

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

April 25, 2024

Wednesday’s ruling puts the kibosh on claims that the federal government ignored climate change when developing a 20-year plan for...

STANFORD NEWS: For the Colorado River and beyond, a new market could save the day

Stanford University

Colorado River

April 20, 2024

Stanford economist Paul Milgrom won a Nobel Prize in part for his role in enabling today’s mobile world. Now he’s tackling a different 21st century challenge: water scarcity. By Krysten Crawford, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) The Colorado...

STATELINE: Problems with Glen Canyon Dam could jeopardize water flowing to Western states

Stateline

Colorado River

April 17, 2024

Environmental groups are calling it ‘the most urgent water problem’ for the Colorado River and the 40 million people who...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Wet March boosts Colorado snowpack, streamflow forecasts

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

April 13, 2024

Runoff still depends on temperature, dust on snow By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The month of March in Colorado was...

STATELINE: Where did all the water go? New study explores water use in the Colorado River basin.

Stateline

Colorado River

April 1, 2024

By Kyle Dunphey, Stateline This story first appeared in the Utah News Dispatch. Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of climate change. The final 100 miles of the Colorado River is a...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: More than half of Colorado River’s water used for agriculture: Study

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

March 28, 2024

And nearly two-thirds of that water goes toward crops that feed cattle. By Hillel Aron, Courthouse News The 1,450-mile-long Colorado...

METROPOLITAN: Committee briefed on Colorado River interim and post-2026 operating guidelines

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

March 21, 2024

At the March meeting of Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee, staff updated the committee on the Reclamation’s release of...

AG ALERT: California agrees to lasting cuts to Colorado River use

Ag Alert

Agriculture Colorado River

March 20, 2024

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses from the Colorado River, according to a proposed plan for managing the river released earlier this month by California, Nevada...