The Colorado River's flow projections already looked bleak as March began. A regional heatwave has worsened them.
Negotiators are facing a worsening water supply forecast, with record low snowpack across the West.
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Why Colorado River negotiations stalled, and how they could resume with the possibility of agreement
We recognize it can be very hard to reach an agreement when what’s at stake are countless lives, massive amounts of money, ...
Thirsty plants are sucking up water that would otherwise end up in the Colorado River, according to a new study. The findings ...
Upper and Lower Basin states are at odds over post-2026 operations for the drought-stricken river, raising litigation risks and highlighting credit uncertainty.
Estevan López, New Mexico's water negotiator, said talks resumed March 2, and the upper and lower basin states are using a short-term pitch from Nevada as a starting point.
Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin could reduce the amount of water delivered during spring runoff to a third of normal, according to federal forecasters.
We live in an era of compounding climate disasters. Hurricanes lead to power failures that make heat waves more miserable. Heat waves harden the ground and make flooding worse. The Colorado River ...
As a record-hot winter continues across much of the West, forecasters are dialing back estimates for how much water will flow ...
We are two and a half decades into the Southwest’s most severe drought of the past 1,200 years, and this winter’s snow dearth is one of the most extreme on record.
A wicked snow drought picked a bad year to plague the West, with the Colorado River already reeling. Arizona's local supplies ...
We are two and a half decades into the Southwest’s most severe drought of the last 1,200 years, and this winter’s snow dearth ...
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