Geography

Missed deadlines, threat of litigation, conservation program prompt questions

For decades, water managers and environmentalists have worked to keep a critical stretch of the drought-stressed Colorado River healthy enough to support endangered fish....

This page features photos of Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell, near Page, Arizona. The 710-foot dam was built from 1956 to 1966. The...

As Aspen evolved from a bucolic high-mountain meadow to an industrial city, pollution began to flow directly into the Roaring Fork River and its tributaries.

Water won big in Colorado on Election Day as voters in two multi-county districts approved property tax increases to fund water projects and programs.

A state group examining water speculation identified eight ideas to stop water hoarding, but failed to provide legislative recommendations.

An Arizona community may be ground zero for climate change in America. The Colorado River basin is in crisis — its reservoirs are running...

Western governors say it's time to help states recover from wildfires, thin overgrown forests and protect mountain water systems.

Journalist Heather Hansman floated the Green River to explore water issues in the American West, then wrote a fascinating book about her journey.

Some water experts say preserving these pre-compact water rights, even though they aren’t being used, could give Colorado stronger footing in potential negotiations with Lower Basin states by propping up Colorado’s consumptive-use tally on paper.