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UCSB CURRENT: Farmers and ranchers in the Southwestern U.S. face challenges due to human-induced atmospheric warming

UC Santa Barbara

Colorado River

December 12, 2023

Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara The American Southwest has always been a dry place — cue the romantic visions of...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it

Inside Climate News

Colorado River

September 11, 2023

As states negotiate future water cuts, some officials are looking to build new dams and reservoirs in the Upper Basin...

STATELINE: These cities coordinate to save water, a model for parched Western areas

Stateline

Colorado River

July 25, 2023

by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...

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, 2023

By Daniel Craig McCool, University of Utah As Western states haggle over reducing water use because of declining flows in...

CAL MATTERS: Growers brace to give up some Colorado River water

Cal Matters

Agriculture Colorado River

January 17, 2023

The Colorado River’s water transformed the Imperial Valley desert into one of California’s most productive farm regions. But now growers...

STATELINE: Planning for Dry Times: The West Considers More Reservoirs and Aquifers

Stateline

Planning and management

December 16, 2022

by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...

NEVADA CURRENT: Upper basin states float temporary conservation plan at Colorado River conference

Nevada Current

Colorado River

December 15, 2022

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Half a year ago, seven western states missed a federal deadline to deliver a basin-wide...

PNNL: In the face of drought, hydropower still delivers electricity

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Planning and management

September 21, 2022

Drought-strained hydropower sustains 80 percent average power generation capacity By Elsie Puig-Santana In 2022, a quick internet search for Lake...

THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Announces Actions to Protect Colorado River System, Sets 2023 Operating Conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

August 16, 2022

From the Department of the Interior: As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact communities across the West, the Department...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds order Arizona and Nevada to cut water use as Colorado River levels drop to historic lows

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

August 16, 2022

The amount of water Arizona gets from the Colorado River will be cut by more than 20%, Nevada’s allocation by...

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Scientists find the Colorado River was blighted by a worse drought in the 2nd century

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 9, 2022

A new study shows that, more than a thousand years ago, the Colorado River Basin had an even worse drought...

CORNELL CHRONICLE: Western municipal water restraints rise as reservoirs fall

Cornell University

Colorado River

May 4, 2022

By Blaine Friedlander, Cornell University As water restrictions tighten in Southern California in anticipation of summer, the Southwestern United States...