Running out of water and time: How unprepared is California for 2021’s drought?
The most acute problem, experts say, is the lack of controls on groundwater pumping.
Special Report: Inside the toxic link between Colorado’s wildfires and its water
Megafires triggered by drought and climate change have ravaged major Colorado water systems, and recent snowmelt will only make things worse.
Funding shortfalls, bureaucratic barriers hobble efforts to restore Colorado’s fire-scarred water systems
Funding shortfalls are hobbling efforts to clean up watersheds and protect drinking water for more than 1 million Coloradans.
As iconic Yampa River flows drop, Colorado moves to tighten oversight
With drought continuing to grip the American West, Colorado is declaring one of its last, mostly free-flowing rivers as over-appropriated.
Corporate support for the river
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 year, they’re getting a...
Scientists: Beavers latest tool to emerge in rebuilding drought-stricken streams
Beavers are making a comeback as researchers look for ways to restore rivers and wetlands while improving the health of drought-stressed aquifers.
Dust beneath snow: As Colorado reservoirs drop, farmers fear the worst
Reservoirs in the South Platte Basin are full from spring snows, but the rest of the state's storage pools are dangerously low, and farmers are struggling.
Drought and dry soils again will diminish Colorado’s spring runoff
Water forecasting agencies in Colorado have released their April streamflow predictions, confirming what many already knew: Drought and dry soils will diminish rivers this spring.
Despite blizzard, Colorado’s critical mountain snowpack shrinks
Colorado remains mired in drought, with nearly half classified as being extremely or exceptionally dry, the most dangerous categories.
Colorado Water Plan turns five: Is it working?
Drought, growth, climate change, budget cuts, wildfires and competing demands for water are among the challenges facing the Colorado Water Plan.