At Phoenix’s far edge, a housing boom grasps for water
BUCKEYE, Ariz. – Beneath the exhausting Sonoran sun, an hour’s drive west of Phoenix, heavy machines are methodically scraping the desert bare.
Where mesquite and saguaro once stood, the former...
Recreation groups ask for more inclusion in state Water Plan
Colorado’s river recreation community is asking for more recognition in the update to the state’s Water Plan.
Video: Five years after the Gold King Mine spill
Environmental correspondent Laura Paskus revisits the Gold King Mine spill and the destructive impact of the toxic orange plume that went flowing down the Animas and San Juan rivers five years ago.
Feds: Colorado River’s Flaming Gorge Reservoir able only to deliver two more emergency water...
As drought and climate change sap the Colorado River, even the water in the Upper Basin’s high-elevation reservoirs isn’t enough to protect the larger system.
Photos: Agriculture in Dome Valley, Arizona
This page features photos of agriculture in the Dome Valley near Yuma, Arizona.
Located in southwestern Arizona’s Yuma County, the Dome Valley is known for its winter lettuce and kale...
Stream management planning watered down by agriculture
Flow targets for the environment and recreation are lacking, according to a recent report.
Colorado Water Plan turns five: Is it working?
Drought, growth, climate change, budget cuts, wildfires and competing demands for water are among the challenges facing the Colorado Water Plan.
Storage and new water sources to be proposed in Aspen water plan
A consultant working for the city of Aspen is presenting both new sources and storage as part of its water future.
It’s all white: Colorado statewide snowpack tops 140%, though reservoirs still low
Drought in the West persists, but the increase in snowpack will likely allow for a significant recovery in reservoirs and soil moisture.
Douglas County says no to developers’ San Luis Valley water export proposal
Douglas County will not use COVID-relief funding to help finance a controversial $400 million-plus proposal to export farm water from the San Luis Valley to their fast-growing, water-short region.