An archive of news on the Colorado River’s drought, shrinking reservoirs, and efforts to craft a new management plan for seven states and Mexico post-2026.
By James R. Riordon, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Federal resource managers announced $99 million in funding for a large-scale water recycling project that will save enough water in Lake Mead to serve nearly 500,000 households in Southern California and Southern Nevada annually. The...
Interior Department announced earlier this year that historic investments led to record water savings, helped stave off immediate collapse of Colorado River system From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today finalized its process to protect the short-term...
By Laura E.P. Rocchio The Colorado River has an accounting problem. More water is taken from the river than it has to give. The dwindling state of the river has recently prompted mandatory water cutbacks, and the realization that if...
Environmental groups are calling it ‘the most urgent water problem’ for the Colorado River and the 40 million people who rely on it. By Kyle Dunphey, Stateline This story first appeared in the Utah News Dispatch. Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across...
