The Colorado River can potentially become overdrawn under a warmer climate. Researchers say they have identified a crucial solution for states to prevent continued strain on the Colorado River ...

The seven states on the Colorado River are spending millions of dollars to accurately measure how much water flows downstream and how much is taken out along the way. Quantifying the river's flow ...

Five out of seven Colorado River basin states are failing to maximize a critical resource that could help alleviate the region’s long-standing water crisis, a new report found. Across all the ...

How states dependent on the Colorado River are struggling to strike a long-term agreement Years of overuse combined with rising temperatures and drought have meant less water flows in the Colorado ...

The amount of snowmelt expected to reach the key reservoirs on the Colorado River this spring is far below the median of the last two decades, despite near-normal snowpack levels and heavy March ...

Time is ticking for states that share the shrinking Colorado River to negotiate a new set of governing rules. One major sticking point, which has the potential to thrust the parties into a protracted ...

After you've admired the Grand Canyon from the hiking trails (or even from the air on a helicopter tour), enjoy a new vantage point on a Colorado River rafting tour. Options range from the family ...

The refusal, which marked the first such rejection in 81 years, pertained to a special request from Mexico for the transfer of additional Colorado River water to the city of Tijuana. Defending ...

and contract cancellations are bringing into question what the future of the Colorado River looks like as stakeholders approach a critical 2026 deadline for new water usage agreements. The ...

California, Arizona and Nevada are urging the Trump administration to change the federal government’s approach to Colorado River water shortages. The three states say new rules should include ...

The hourglass is running out of sand when it comes to solving the crisis on the Colorado River, but a group of states sees an opportunity: a new administration. In a letter sent to Interior ...

Drought-stricken Lake Mead on the Colorado River in August 2022. (File photo by Christopher Clark/U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) The State Department’s controversial denial of a request by Mexico ...