Issues

Chuck Cullom discusses the Upper Basin's five-point plan, water cut-offs and who IS responsible for water losses.

Coloradans want the state’s top water road map to be more equitable, but finalizing plans has been difficult.

A recent study of a Colorado demand-management program found that the benefits would be comparable to the negative secondary impacts.

With the Southwest locked in a 19-year drought and climate change making the region increasingly drier, water managers and users along the Colorado River are facing a troubling question: Are we in a new, more arid era when there will never be enough water?

New Mexico is behind in water inspections for the third year in a row, leaving water quality in question.

With drought continuing to grip the American West, Colorado is declaring one of its last, mostly free-flowing rivers as over-appropriated.

This map depicts data from the National Drought Mitigation Center. Drought intensity categories are based on numerous indicators and local reports from more than 350 expert observers around the...

Dams can stop the natural flow of sand and silt to the sea—resulting in coastal wetland loss and disappearing beaches—as well as preventing fish from reaching vital spawning grounds.

Seven states in the West have been given until August 15th to implement new strategies and tools to conserve the Colorado River.

The proposed Copper World Complex mine is carving roads and berms that will impact wildlife and waterflow.