Traveler Special Report: Grand Canyon’s Struggling River
Glen Canyon Dam, climate change and invasive plant species are threatening the Colorado River.
Photos: Laguna Grande Restoration Area, Mexico
This page features photos of the Laguna Grande Restoration Area in Baja California, Mexico.
The Laguna Grande Restoration Area is a 1,200-acre plot of land located on the Colorado River’s...
Anti-speculation working group digs in, as concern over profiteering continues
An 18-member work group charged with exploring ways to strengthen Colorado’s anti-speculation water laws is getting down to business.
Amid a withering drought, New Mexico leaders struggle to plan for life with less...
New Mexico faces tough choices as a dire and historic drought continues and the Rio Grande is unable to give everyone what they want or need.
Photos: Roaring Fork River, Colorado, December 2020
This page features photos of the Roaring Fork River on Colorado's Western Slope.
The Roaring Fork River runs for 70 miles and is a tributary of the Colorado River. The...
Colorado distillers, builders and restaurateurs get water savvy this Earth Day
Earth Day offers a chance to highlight some Colorado projects and businesses that are moving the needle on water sustainability.
Groups try again to secure water for recreation
Some in Colorado’s recreation community are hoping proposed legislation will result in more water in streams for the benefit of boaters.
Video story: California’s vanishing lake (full length)
Water conservation in California’s southern desert is causing an environmental disaster as the Salton Sea quickly shrinks.
When flows are low, river recreators seek out new allies and avoid making enemies
What used to be a calm stretch of the Yampa River near Craig, Colorado, now boasts a new set of rollicking whitewater rapids.
They’re not the result of some new...
Calls grow for statewide water conservation standards; some cities skeptical
With a warming climate continuing to rob streams and rivers of their flows, talk in Colorado has resumed about how to limit growing water demand for residential use.