US state negotiators are battling over how to manage dwindling water resources in the Colorado River Basin, a lifeline for ...

Federal leaders at the Department of the Interior have given the Colorado River Basin states a deadline of November 11 to come up with a deal on how to share the river for the next two decades.

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 drought shows why the seven states that share the river must reach a long-term agreement on water use, department officials said. The Interior Department on Friday forecast continued dry times ...

Dismal runoff led to a precipitous drop in water levels at Lake Powell this summer, forcing the National Park Service to close boat ramps and move docks into deeper waters. If this coming winter’s ...

Scapegoating downstream may feel satisfying, but it solves nothing. The only way forward is through compromise and ...

“They’re asking me to give up the future we were promised and to make promises that I can’t keep,” a Wyoming official said. Disagreements over whether states in the Colorado River Basin should agree ...

Less than half the normal amount of water flowed into Lake Powell from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming this summer.

Seven states that rely on the Colorado River for water, including Arizona, have to come to an agreement on water sharing by 2026. Currently, negotiations are stuck in a stalemate. Gov. Katie Hobbs ...

Mandatory cuts in Arizona’s Colorado River supplies will remain in place through 2026, federal water managers said Aug. 15, reflecting a poor winter runoff, growing demand and worsening drought. While ...