We’re not looking at an incremental step here,” said Brad Udall of Colorado State University. “We’re looking at a complete ...

With the seven basin states locked in a stalemate over Colorado River negotiations, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released its draft of options for managing the basin’s water supply. The states now ...

Colorado River officials plan summer drought response, making tense decisions between local economies and basinwide needs.

One day before the deadline, states in the Upper Colorado River Basin reached consensus on how to manage water rights and dwindling resources moving forward, but the Lower Basin states rejected the ...

The Colorado River begins as snow. Every spring, the mountain snowpack of the Rockies melts into streams that feed into reservoirs that supply 40 million people across seven U.S. states. The system ...

Under pressure to strike a compromise on water cuts, and amid talk of litigation, Wyoming and other upper Colorado River Basin states are pointing to the climate-driven disaster unfolding in ...

Runoff into the Colorado is at near record-low levels, and a new report calls out the need for emergency action.

Following the Colorado River Basin states’ failure to reach an agreement, the future of the river and management of its two critical reservoirs now rest in the hands of the federal government.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Colorado River states are still stuck in a stalemate over future water allocations, and the Utah River Commission is growing frustrated. In a press conference on Thursday, Utah ...

The Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday it aims to reduce Lake Powell water releases to 6 million acre-feet, the lowest amount in decades.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin may reduce the amount of water delivered during the spring runoff to just a third of normal, according ...

With bare mountaintops across the American West, Southern Nevada’s lifeline is in trouble in more ways than one. Update: No deal: Colorado River states wave white flag ahead of Trump admin deadline ...