Colorado work group fails to reach consensus in anti-speculation report
There's still no consensus about what should be done to prevent investors from profiting off of speculating on the state’s water.
Photos: Agriculture in Pinal County, Arizona
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...
Two new Colorado River deals give parched Lake Powell temporary relief
Lake Powell will receive 1 million acre-feet of water from the Colorado River as a short-term solution to drought, boosting lake levels and protecting hydropower production.
Photos: Green River, Yampa River, Echo Park and Dinosaur National Monument, September 2020
This page features ground-based photos of the Green River, Yampa River and Echo Park in Dinosaur National Monument.
Echo Park, which lies at the confluence of the Green and...
Monitoring will make sure Aspen snowmaking doesn’t harm creeks
A monitoring program is trying to ensure that Aspen Skiing Co.’s increased water use for snowmaking won’t harm area creeks.
As budget crisis envelops Colorado government, funding for water programs shrinks
State lawmakers sought to cut $3.3 billion from water programs to compensate for one of the largest deficits in its history.
Blue Mesa is threatened by a two-decade-long drought and downstream obligations
Experts say it will take a lot more than one snowy winter to refill the reservoir.
At Phoenix’s far edge, a housing boom grasps for water
BUCKEYE, Ariz. – Beneath the exhausting Sonoran sun, an hour’s drive west of Phoenix, heavy machines are methodically scraping the desert bare.
Where mesquite and saguaro once stood, the former...
10 visuals that show how climate change is transforming the West’s snow and water...
The latest National Climate Assessment warns of a shrinking snowpack and serious downstream consequences.
Colorado regulators’ effort to fast-track Clean Water Act replacement legislation fails
Colorado water quality regulators’ attempt to fast-track new rules shielding streams left unprotected by changes to the Clean Water Act was abandoned earlier this month after it failed to win support from lawmakers.