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: Animas River in southwest Colorado, 2022 and 2024
This page in our free multimedia library features photos of the Animas River in southwest Colorado. The images were captured during two trips on...
“A generational historic struggle to regain our water”
The Gila River Indian Community is ensuring that members can use their own resources while helping solve water supply problems in the region.
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.
After initial failure, new effort could bring green hydrogen pilot project to Yampa River...
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming form a partnership to compete for the financing of new hydrogen hubs.
Photos: Lyman Reservoir, Arizona, February 2021
This page features ground-based and aerial photos of Lyman Reservoir, located in Lyman Lake State Park near Springerville, Arizona.
By damming the Little Colorado River—a...
Major South Platte River basin project would maximize reuse of Western Slope water, report...
A multibillion-dollar reservoir and pipeline project may one day pull more than 50,000 acre-feet of water per year from the South Platte River.
Photos: Heron Lake, New Mexico, August 2022
This page features ground-based photos of Heron Lake, a reservoir that stores water for the San Juan-Chama Project in northern New Mexico.
Located along Willow...
New Rules
As climate change and overuse reduce water supplies, the gap between “paper water” (the legal right to use water) and “actual water” (what’s available) is widening.
Water and colonialism in New Mexico – Water Buffs Podcast ep. 10 – Julia Bernal
Julia Bernal, director of the Pueblo Action Alliance, talks to Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin about the legacy of colonialism in New Mexico and its impact on water issues.