Farms and cities use so much of the Colorado River's water that little remains for the river's own ecosystem. Will negotiators save what's left?

CEDAREDGE, CO — Grand Mesa’s hulking south flank appeared green and brown through the windshield as a crew of state water regulators rode up its dirt roads to christen a fraught 2025 irrigation season ...

The clock is ticking on the Colorado River. The seven states that use its water are nearing a 2026 deadline to come up with new rules for sharing its shrinking supplies. After more than a year of ...

The Central Arizona Project aqueduct carries Colorado River water, flowing beside the Norterra Pointe neighborhood in Phoenix. (Kelvin Kuo / Los Angeles Times) As the Colorado River’s giant reservoirs ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A group of experts says Western states urgently need to cut water use to avert a deepening crisis on the Colorado ...

Heavy autumn rains brought relief to drought-plagued portions of the Southwest, but across the Colorado River basin, ongoing water supply concerns still linger amid tense policy negotiations and near ...

Drought-stricken Lake Mead on the Colorado River in August 2022. (File photo by Christopher Clark/U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The seven states that make up the Colorado River basin are facing a Tuesday decision with the federal government on a commitment to draw down on water use on a river in crisis. The ...

Concerningly low amounts of water are flowing from Rocky Mountain snowpack this spring, a summer of drought looms across swaths of the West, and the negotiators tasked with devising a sustainable long ...

A new report from UCLA and the Natural Resources Defense Council found nearly a quarter of Colorado River water is basically ...