USGS: Environmental DNA monitoring protects fish hatchery from invasive species USGS Ecosystems July 11, 2026By the USGS USGS NOROCK scientists, in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, used environmental DNA monitoring in...
CRONKITE NEWS: Desalinated Pacific Ocean water won’t be cheap but Arizona is scrambling to offset Colorado River cuts Cronkite News Colorado River June 26, 2026by Marcus Reichley, Cronkite News Arizona may soon purchase desalinated Pacific Ocean water to help offset shortages in the Colorado...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River users continue to discuss conservation in drought-stricken year Courthouse News Service Colorado River June 5, 2026Amid drought, climate change, and overuse, the amount of water flowing in the Colorado River has decreased while the number...
NEVADA CURRENT: Nevada signs water sharing agreement with Arizona, California Nevada Current Colorado River June 4, 2026by Jeniffer Solis Lake Mead could soon benefit from the nation’s largest desalination plant thanks to an agreement that would...
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: Reclamation advances effort to expand water supply tools for challenged Colorado River Basin Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River June 4, 2026Press release from the Bureau of Reclamation: A new pathway for moving water where it’s needed most in the Colorado...
ARIZONA MIRROR: Arizona hires high-powered law firm, setting the stage for a legal battle over Colorado River water Arizona Mirror Colorado River March 24, 2026by Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror Arizona is preparing for a legal battle over its rights to Colorado River water. Following...
ARIZONA MIRROR: Arizona lawmakers prepare for Colorado River water fight with unanimous vote boosting legal fund Arizona Mirror Colorado River February 4, 2026House passes bill adding $1 million to Colorado River litigation fund as negotiation deadline looms by Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror...
ARIZONA MIRROR: Arizona faces outsized burden if Colorado River states miss February deadline Arizona Mirror Colorado River February 3, 2026Gila River Indian Community leader calls prospects “pretty dim” as Upper and Lower Basin states remain at impasse over mandatory...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Can Arizona maintain its drought response as water and money dry up? Inside Climate News Colorado River November 11, 2025The state has spent hundreds of millions of dollars and implemented new regulations to protect water supplies. But as funds...
ASU: Preparing for a drier future on the Colorado River basin Arizona State University Colorado River August 8, 2025With a looming deadline for the Colorado River Compact, ASU water experts weigh in on the state’s water forecast By...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit revives Arizona wells caught in tribal water quarrel Courthouse News Service Colorado River July 25, 2025The Gila River Indian Community failed to show evidence that four upstream wells “significantly diminish” the flow of federally reserved...
AZ CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING: Tribal water settlement aims to repair generations of exclusion Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting Colorado River July 23, 2025by 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, 2025By NASA’s Earth Observatory By measuring the gravitational pull of water for more than two decades, NASA satellites have peered...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona approves ‘Ag-to-Urban’ water conservation plan Courthouse News Service Colorado River June 30, 2025The bill will allow farmers to exchange land and water rights with urban developers to decrease water use and increase...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona developments face lawsuit over federally reserved groundwater Courthouse News Service Colorado River June 20, 2025Conservationists demand that the state reevaluate the physical and legal availability of water taken by subdivisions from the San Pedro...
