Issues

A high stakes standoff is playing out over how to save the Colorado River. And with the biggest man-made reservoir in America — Lake...

A statewide public effort to determine whether Coloradans should engage in perhaps the biggest water conservation program in state history enters its second year of study this summer, but the complex, collaborative effort on the Colorado River has a long way to go before the state and its water users can make a go/no-go decision, officials said.

Recent studies demonstrate how soil moisture data can help wildfire experts predict a potential fire’s location and severity.

The Colorado River is a lifeline for about 40 million people across the Southwest. It supplies major cities like Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Denver...

While snowpack and reservoirs are strong, forecasts for streamflows, which build as melting snow reaches streams, are expected to be below normal across southwestern and southeastern parts of the state.

The head of the Colorado River District says any funding must be channeled through the Colorado Water Conservation Board to prevent speculation by private buyers.

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

Water managers in the Colorado River Basin are gaining a better understanding that what happens in the weeks after peak snowpack.

People are fighting against disinfectants in their drinking water that cause rashes, breathing problems and more.

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...