Does the Western Megadrought Mean the End of Cheap Cheese and Ice Cream?
Water Desk grantees Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley of the Gastropod podcast recently explored the importance of alfalfa to Western water issues and dairy products.
Colorado River crisis giving tribes new opportunities to right century-old water wrongs
Early involvement in negotiating new Colorado River guidelines will be critical for tribes to determine their future.
Two new Colorado River reservoirs are rising on the Front Range, are they the...
Two new water storage projects designed to capture the flows of the Colorado River may represent the end of an era on the river.
As climate change turns up the heat in Las Vegas, water managers try to...
Rising temperatures will drive up water demand as a historic drought in the Colorado River Basin imperils Southern Nevada's key water source.
White River call ‘significant’ for water users
The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District placed a call for its water rights, which could potentially alter the system for other water users.
Photos: University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
This page contains photos from the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research in the University of Arizona’s College of Science.
The Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research is a global hub of dendrochronology: the...
Photos: Stewart Mountain Dam and Saguaro Lake, June 2023
This page features aerial photos of Arizona's Stewart Mountain Dam and Saguaro Lake along the Salt River northeast of Phoenix.
Stewart Mountain Dam was built from 1928 to 1930 by the Salt...
As the Salton Sea shrinks, it leaves behind a toxic reminder of the cost...
Scientists fear that eventually the toxic residue of more than a century of agricultural runoff will be blown into the air — and into the lungs of residents.
Special Report: As Lake Powell hits record lows, is filling a new drought pool...
Upper Basin states that created their own drought contingency plan still haven’t agreed on the biggest, most controversial element of the plan.
Photos: Vallecito Reservoir aerials, May 2024
This page in our free multimedia library features aerial photos of Vallecito Reservoir near Durango, Colorado.
The reservoir is located in the San Juan Mountains and along the Los Pinos...