ASU: Squeezing every last drop out of desalination wastewater Arizona State University Water supply augmentation June 16, 2025Partnering with Nestlé, ASU is working to reduce the amount of briny waste left over from water desalination By Faith...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Colorado River Basin aquifers are declining even more steeply than the river, new research shows Inside Climate News Colorado RiverGroundwater News June 3, 2025Overuse and climate change are rapidly depleting groundwater throughout the region, but aquifers are not part of the negotiations among...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona ranchers ask Ninth Circuit to reopen wells shuttered for pumping Gila River water Courthouse News Service Colorado River February 5, 2025Instead of sealing four wells in 2023, the ranchers argue, a federal judge could have issued a less harsh injunction...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona House takes step to defend Colorado River water Courthouse News Service Colorado River January 29, 2025The committee also voted in support of two bills that would allow groundwater pumping regulations in protected areas to be...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona farmers oppose water regulations as land sinks beneath them Courthouse News Service Colorado RiverGroundwater News November 23, 2024Wine growers fear that an active water management area will stifle their economic growth without addressing the root causes of...
ASU: Climate change raises challenge to secure vital resource Arizona State University Colorado River September 12, 2024ASU researchers aiding efforts to keep Colorado River Basin water flowing in US Southwest and beyond By Joe Kullman, Arizona...
USBR: Innovative effort to restore native Apache trout gets a boost Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River August 20, 2024From the Bureau of Reclamation: On the surface, stocking more of the invasive fish you are trying to remove might...
GRIST: Tribes could lease their water to dry states. Why is it so hard? Grist Colorado River May 16, 2024The Colorado River Indian Tribes can now lease water to non-Indigenous users along the drought-stricken river. Most nations can’t do...
COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CA: Arizona, California, Nevada Propose New Approach for Post-2026 Colorado River Operations Colorado River Board of California Colorado River March 6, 2024Alternative addresses the impacts of drought and climate change through a holistic and sustainable approach to the coordinated operations of...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Feds Bet on Paying for Water Conservation to Protect the Colorado River Inside Climate News Colorado RiverPolicy and regulation November 7, 2023Arizona and other states have agreed to use considerably less water from the river through 2026, thanks in part to...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Why alfalfa is ideal for California and the Southwest Ag Alert AgricultureColorado RiverCommentary August 2, 2023Commentary by Ayman Mostafa, Ph.D., a field crops and entomology specialist and director of the Urban Agriculture Production, Small-Scale and...
STATELINE: These cities coordinate to save water, a model for parched Western areas Stateline Colorado River July 25, 2023by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...
PRO PUBLICA: The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water. Pro Publica Colorado River July 6, 2023The Chemehuevi’s reservation fronts about 30 miles of the Colorado River, yet 97% of the tribe’s water stays in the...
PRO PUBLICA: Supreme Court Keeps Navajo Nation Waiting for Water Pro Publica Colorado River June 26, 2023By Anna V. Smith, High Country News, and Umar Farooq and Mark Olalde, ProPublica This article originally appeared on Inside...
THE CONVERSATION: Supreme Court rules the US is not required to ensure access to water for the Navajo Nation The Conversation Colorado RiverPolicy and regulation June 23, 2023By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., covers 27,000 square...
