NEVADA CURRENT: With Upper, Lower basin states still snagged, feds give them more time to craft Colorado River plan Nevada Current Colorado River November 12, 2025By Jennifer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada and six other Colorado River states failed to reach a broad agreement Tuesday on...
CAL MATTERS: Colorado River talks hit crunch time. What’s at stake for California water? Cal Matters Colorado River November 11, 2025Western states in the Colorado River basin are racing a federal deadline to hash out the beginnings of an agreement...
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Why Colorado River negotiations are so difficult High Country News Colorado River November 11, 2025Basin states have had 2 years to figure out how to share the shrinking river. Will they get there before...
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...
WATER DESK: Rainfall brings Colorado River drought relief, but concerns for next year’s water supply remain The Water Desk Colorado River November 5, 2025A forecasted winter La Niña, lingering drought conditions and dwindling reservoirs are causing water managers to worry. By Cassie Sherwood,...
METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: Navigating the future of the California and the Colorado River: Key challenges and negotiations Maven Colorado River November 3, 2025Addressing the structural deficit, Compact obligations, and Post-2026 guidelines for Metropolitan’s Colorado River supply At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s...
UPPER CO RIVER COMMISSION: Real action puts the Upper Basin at the forefront of Colorado River solutions Guest Contributor Colorado River November 3, 2025With new agreements and programs and decades of responsible management, the Upper Basin is preparing for future Colorado River operations...
UTAH DISPATCH: Deadline closing in for Utah and 6 other states hammering out a new water plan Utah Dispatch Colorado River October 31, 2025Upstream and downstream states have less than two weeks to power through sticking points By Annie Knox, Utah News Dispatch...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As Colorado River nears collapse, it faces leadership, transparency ‘crisis,’ environmentalists warn Inside Climate News Colorado River October 7, 2025A new report from a coalition of environmental organizations offers recommendations on how to address the declining water supply in...
NEVADA CURRENT: Paying farmers proves most cost effective way to conserve Colorado River, study says Nevada Current Colorado River October 6, 2025by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The most cost-effective and quickest way to conserve the Colorado River’s shrinking water supply amid...
WATER DESK: Human emissions are helping fuel the Southwest’s epic drought The Water Desk Colorado River October 6, 2025Three studies of the Pacific Ocean conclude that lower precipitation isn’t just due to natural causes By Mitch Tobin, Water...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Report takes aim at Colorado River water managers’ inaction Aspen Journalism Colorado River October 3, 2025Recommendations call for no new dams or diversions By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism In a new report, a group of...
NEVADA CURRENT: ‘Getting down to the wire,’ conservation groups try to pump up Colorado River negotiations Nevada Current Colorado River October 1, 2025by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current More than three decades ago, water managers in Southern Nevada launched a plan to pipe...
UC RIVERSIDE: Farm conservation is an economical path to save Colorado River water UC Riverside Colorado River September 30, 2025UCR experts examined the costs of hundreds of Colorado River water projects over 20 years By David Danelski, UC Riverside...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: ‘No One Comes Out of This Unscathed’: Experts Warn That Colorado River Use Needs Cutting Immediately Inside Climate News Colorado River September 16, 2025A new report finds that Lakes Mead and Powell, the nation’s largest reservoirs, could store just 9 percent of their...
