Local groups voice renewed interest in Crystal River Wild & Scenic designation
Residents of Colorado's Crystal River valley are reviving efforts to protect the upper portion of the river through a federal designation.
Dwindling water supply, legal questions push Colorado River into ‘wildly uncharted territory’
Time is ticking for states that share the shrinking Colorado River to negotiate a new set of governing rules. One major sticking point, which has the potential to thrust...
Scientists Warned of a Salton Sea Disaster. No One Listened.
California’s Salton Sea offers a tableau of dead wildlife, toxic dust, and neglect. It was long in the making.
Water trouble in Rio Verde Foothills
An Arizona community may be ground zero for climate change in America. The Colorado River basin is in crisis — its reservoirs are running dry. Brad Hicks shows you...
Helpful sites for tracking snow and the (subpar) snowpack
There’s no shortage of websites with maps and graphics visualizing snow forecasts and the state of the snowpack.
Mobile-home residents stuck in a regulatory roundabout
It's unclear whether a new law could improve water quality in the Eagle River Village park, but legislators want to pressure owners to do more.
Utah’s Suicide Pact With the Fossil Fuel Industry
The state’s fixation on oil and gas development threatens the Colorado River watershed.
The Colorado River is awash in data vital to its management, but making sense...
A major science report that highlights scientific shortcomings and opportunities in the Basin could aid water managers as they rewrite the river's operating rules.
Crystal River rancher, Water Trust again try to boost flows
A Crystal River Valley rancher and a nonprofit organization are teaming up for the second time to leave more water in a parched stream.
Proposition DD barely squeaks by
Colorado voters have narrowly passed a measure that will legalize sports betting and use the taxes raised to fund projects outlined in the Colorado Water Plan.