Issues

Severe drought, dead wells and political division push Arizona steadily closer to water supply peril.

An 18-member work group charged with exploring ways to strengthen Colorado’s anti-speculation water laws is getting down to business.

About one-third of Navajo Nation residents lack running water in their homes and water pollution remains a serious issue in the region. We talk to Kaitlin Harris of DigDeep’s Navajo Water Project about solutions to these pressing problems.

If you’ve watched TV in Colorado lately, chances are you’ve been bombarded with commercials for various sports betting platforms. Now, as you surf the internet, you might also see ads connecting the state’s newly legalized sports betting industry with funding for Colorado water projects.

Grand County officials are searching for ways to prevent harmful algae blooms and weed growth in Grand Lake.

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...

Pitkin County took the final step in a years-long effort to get more water into the often water-short upper Roaring Fork River.

In the rural towns around Visalia, drought is a perpetual plight and wells are going dry.

The Colorado River Water Conservation District approved a request to partially fund the permitting costs for a dam and reservoir project in northwest Colorado.

It has survived invasive predators, too-cold water, poisoning, electro-shocks, and a ginormous dam. Still, the chub persists.