Tribes along the Colorado River are still fighting for their rights
The Colorado River stretches 1,450 miles across the U.S. And for just 17 miles, the river flows through the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe’s reservation,...
Years of Colorado River talks failed to produce a deal. How much should the...
Two thick, orange, bound books sit on a library table at Colorado State University.
“This is the original compilation,” said Patty Rettig, a water resources...
If Colorado River compact heads to Supreme Court, ‘everybody loses,’ experts say
The drama engulfing the seven states in the Colorado River Basin could take another, more perilous turn in a few weeks.
Water experts are warning...
At Glen Canyon Dam, Trump administration privileges hydropower over ecosystems
In the struggling Colorado River basin, where water is scarce, the White House has signaled its priorities for how to use the remaining gallons.
Even...
Fearing ‘catastrophic impacts’ from water cuts, Nevada sues feds over Colorado River plan
Nevada is the first state to sue over the Trump administration’s 10-year strategy for how to stabilize use of the Colorado River.
Drive for nuclear power boosts uranium industry — and tribal health concerns in Southwest
For decades, a Utah uranium mill has sparked debate over whether radioactive contamination threatens human health by getting into the water and the air.
‘Pain and suffering’: What the feds’ Lake Powell proposal means for Utah and other...
After years of analysis and stalled negotiations, the federal government last month finally laid out its proposal for managing the Colorado River’s biggest reservoirs for the...
Federal plan makes steep Colorado River water cuts to Arizona, California and Nevada
The Bureau of Reclamation’s final environmental impact statement leaves the door open for states to come to an agreement on how to share the water—and for legal battles.
Climate change made the West’s snow drought far more likely—but it’s still not the...
Q&A with hydrologist Adrienne Marshall on why this past winter’s snowpack fell so low, how global warming increased the odds and what the future may hold
The Supreme Court shrunk clean water protections in the West. Colorado and New Mexico...
In dry, western Colorado, near the town of Glade Park, a high-elevation meadow is surrounded by aspens and firs. The grass is surprisingly bright...