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Colorado lawmakers have suspended an attempt to prohibit outside investors from profiting off the state’s water.

This page features aerial photos of the Granite Reef Underground Storage Project (GRUSP), near Mesa, Arizona. Roughly four miles downstream from the Granite Reef Diversion Dam, the GRUSP is a...

Electricity produced at Glen Canyon Dam has been cut in half by the 20-year drought.

A new agreement calls for Western states to leave their drinking water in the reservoir — and act as if they didn't.

This page features photos of agriculture in Pinal County, Arizona. Located in the central part of southern Arizona, Pinal County is one of the most agriculturally productive counties in the...

Colorado’s predictions for spring runoff are looking better than the past two years, but streamflows are still expected to be below normal.

Colorado's drought may continue into the fall, bringing a third year of below-average snowpack and streamflows and high wildfire danger.

As the Colorado River is impacted by climate change and drought, Native American tribes are helping to find solutions. For The Water Desk, Gary Strieker reports on the Jicarilla...

These fast explanations of water lingo by Hannah Leigh Myers are a regular feature of the Water Buffs podcast. ‘Acre-feet’ https://youtu.be/CZrMm4E_5ag We explain the somewhat arcane measurement that is used widely in...

This page features photos of the Moffat Tunnel at the Winter Park Ski Resort, the Fraser River outside of Granby, Colorado, and Gross Reservoir in Boulder County. The Moffat Tunnel...