As Colorado River Basin states confront water shortages, it’s time to focus on reducing...
Increasing water supply is no longer a viable option, so states must turn to reducing demand. Conservation remains the low-hanging fruit.
A “gut punch” as water rushes from Flaming Gorge to save Lake Powell’s hydropower...
The drought hit crisis proportions this summer, pushing lakes Powell and Mead to historic lows and triggering emergency releases.
Snow can disappear straight into the atmosphere in hot, dry weather
Scientists are exploring how droughts can lead to chronically dry soil that sucks up more water than normal in the American West.
Demand management discussions continue amid worsening Colorado River crisis
The crisis on the Colorado River is not waiting for the state of Colorado to develop a program to avoid water shortages.
Western governors ask feds to expand state partnerships to address wildfires, climate change
Western governors say it's time to help states recover from wildfires, thin overgrown forests and protect mountain water systems.
‘Megadrought’ along border strains US-Mexico water relations
The United States and Mexico are tussling over their dwindling shared water supplies after years of unprecedented heat and insufficient rainfall.
Lake Powell pipeline plans to tap water promised to the Utes. Why the tribe...
The Ute Indian Tribe is suing to get back its water and asserting that the misappropriation is one of a decades-long string of racially motivated schemes to deprive it of its rights and property.
Traveler Special Report: Grand Canyon’s Struggling River
Glen Canyon Dam, climate change and invasive plant species are threatening the Colorado River.
Water wells are at risk of going dry in the US and worldwide
Wells that irrigate agriculture and supply drinking water to more than 100 million Americans are at risk from over-pumping.
As water reaches eastern Navajo communities, it brings possibilities and homecomings
The Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project, under construction in New Mexico, is testing approaches for improving access to running water.