Issues

With population growth around Denver prompting fierce competition for water, investors want to import a new supply from the San Luis Valley, but many farmers and ranchers who depend on that water are opposed to the plan.

Glenwood Springs has secured a conditional water right for three whitewater parks on the Colorado River after a long fought court battle.

Advocates say rainwater harvesting is a key component to improving water access and countering climate change

Millions of dollars are being lost as Lake Powell’s drought-strapped hydropower system fails to produce enough electricity.

Manufactured substances known as volatile organic compounds contaminate drinking water around the U.S. — and recent wildfires are making the situation worse.

Anglers, businesses and others cast doubt on claims that a pumped-water energy storage project at Seminoe Reservoir won’t adversely impact water, fisheries, wildlife and recreation.

Mario Atencio’s family never received a notification that 1,100 barrels of produced water—a byproduct of oil and gas extraction—had spilled on their allotment in February 2019 near Counselor, New...

Q&A with hydrologist Adrienne Marshall on why this past winter’s snowpack fell so low, how global warming increased the odds and what the future may hold

The Las Vegas area has taken several effective steps to conserve water, with more efforts on the way. Brad Hicks of public broadcasting’s This American Land reports.   Length: 2:00 Download script Download full-resolution...

In the arid Southwest, where water scarcity often divides competing interests, an innovative approach could become the model for future cooperation. Brad Hicks shows you how a river is being...