AG ALERT: Negotiations stall as Colorado River crisis looms again Ag Alert Colorado River September 24, 2025By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Time is running out for the seven states in the Colorado River Basin, as well...
EOS: Fixing the Flawed Colorado River Compact American Geophysical Union Colorado River June 25, 2024The 1922 Colorado River Compact ignored available science and overallocated the river’s water, a decision whose effects reverberate today. Now...
GRIST: The very bad math behind the Colorado River crisis Grist Colorado River April 26, 2023This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. California and Arizona are currently fighting...
THE CONVERSATION: As climate change and overuse shrink Lake Powell, the emergent landscape is coming back to life – and posing new challenges The Conversation Colorado River February 6, 2023By Daniel Craig McCool, University of Utah As Western states haggle over reducing water use because of declining flows in...
CAL MATTERS: California, other states reach impasse over Colorado River Cal Matters Colorado River January 31, 2023Despite a federal deadline today, California — the largest user of Colorado River water — has refused to cut back...
AG ALERT: Colorado River may require ‘decisive action,’ U.S. warns Ag Alert Colorado River November 9, 2022By Peter Hecht , Ag Alert Federal officials have issued a thinly veiled threat to impose new cuts in water...