A draft environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Reclamation outlines post-2026 Colorado River dam operations, ...

The proposals range from taking "no action" to a scenario that might result in water cuts to the lower basin states of ...

The states want to reach consensus on operations of the depleting Colorado River instead of having the federal government ...

Water forecasts for the Colorado River are grim going into 2026 as several bad trends are converging. Snowpack, soil moisture ...

A high-stakes deadline has been set for Arizona and six other basin states to agree on how to divide Colorado River water before current rules expire in 2026.

During a tour of the Western Slope last week, U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., said he was frustrated with the pace of negotiations that could determine how the Colorado River is shared in the ...

The Central Arizona Project aqueduct carries Colorado River water, flowing beside the Norterra Pointe neighborhood in Phoenix. (Kelvin Kuo / Los Angeles Times) As the Colorado River’s giant reservoirs ...

The Interior Department released a new draft environmental impact statement on Jan. 9 evaluating alternatives to manage the Colorado River after current guidelines, in place since 2007, expire later ...

The states along the Colorado River are proving the truth of the famous adage often attributed to Mark Twain: "Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over." At the end of the year, the current ...

Deep below the surface of the ground in one of the driest parts of the country, there is a looming problem: The water is running out — but not the kind that fills lakes, streams and reservoirs. The ...

Tribes across the West have worked with states to protect the Colorado River and conserve enough water to raise elevations in ...

The Colorado River basin has lost a Lake Mead’s worth of water in the last 20 years — and scientists say we’re passing a "critical point" where pumping groundwater will become too expensive. When you ...