AGU: Colorado River Basin has lost water equal to Lake Mead due to climate change American Geophysical Union News July 24, 2023 58A rapid rate of reductions in runoff associated with the Colorado Basin’s snowpack region, quantified here for the first time,...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Planning underway for Colorado River basin operations Courthouse News Service News July 18, 2023 37Some documents and agreements that govern operation of the river basin expire in 2026. By Bob Leal, Courthouse News Service...
PRO PUBLICA: The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water. Pro Publica News July 6, 2023 882The 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 News June 26, 2023 75By Anna V. Smith, High Country News, and Umar Farooq and Mark Olalde, ProPublica This article originally appeared on Inside...
NEWS RELEASE: Interior Department Initiates Process to Develop Future Guidelines and Strategies for Protecting the Colorado River US Department of the Interior Press Release/Other June 15, 2023 36Robust collaboration includes Basin states, Tribes, stakeholders and Mexico From the Department of the Interior: The Department of the Interior...
AG ALERT: Imperial Valley farmers await water deal Ag Alert News June 14, 2023 186By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California, Arizona and Nevada reached a long-sought consensus last month on how to conserve water...
PRO PUBLICA: Las Vegas Needs to Save Water. It Won’t Find It in Lawns. Pro Publica News June 9, 2023 162by Nat Lash, Mark Olalde and Ash Ngu, and photography by Liz Moughon This story was originally published by ProPublica. ...
STATELINE: Colorado River agreement punts on drastic cuts and difficult negotiations Stateline News May 24, 2023 39The proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada is not a long-term fix, water experts argue. by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline State...
CAL MATTERS: Colorado River deal: What does it mean for California? Cal Matters News May 22, 2023 19By Alistair Bland, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
SoCAL WATER: The impact of Reclamation’s SEIS alternatives on Metropolitan’s Colorado River supplies; Abundant precipitation refills storage Maven Notebook News and Features May 18, 2023 202Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee meeting on May 8 featured a presentation on the Bureau of Reclamation’s draft Supplemental...
GRIST: The very bad math behind the Colorado River crisis Grist News April 26, 2023 87This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. California and Arizona are currently fighting...
GRIST: Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future? Grist News April 11, 2023 1By Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Almost half...
CAL MATTERS: US proposes options for cutting California’s Colorado River water Cal Matters News April 11, 2023 1By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Protect the Stability and Sustainability of Colorado River Basin Bureau of Reclamation News Agency News April 11, 2023 1770Draft SEIS outlines alternatives and tools needed to manage drought in the Basin and strengthen water security in the West...
COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: Western water crisis solutions inevitably end with a lot less for California farms Cal Matters Commentary March 23, 2023 11The water crisis in the West and the decline of the Colorado River are going to require painful changes for...
