Water managers from the seven states that share the Colorado River have blown a deadline given to them by the federal government to come up with a rough plan on how the drought-stricken river will be ...

This article originally appeared in The Conversation. Winter is more than just a season in the Western U.S. It is a savings account to get farms and homes through the long, dry summer ahead. As the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Seven Western states say they’ve made progress in negotiations aimed at addressing the Colorado River’s chronic ...

As water levels in the Colorado River system continue to decline, Arizona and Nevada are exploring an unusual solution: tapping desalinated ocean water produced in California, The Wall Street Journal ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Seven Western states face a Tuesday deadline to reach an initial deal on how to share water cuts along the ...

Three southwestern states that rely on the Colorado River are proposing a plan to reduce water consumption over the next two years as water levels in key reservoirs remain near historic lows. Arizona, ...

From the Rockies to the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada, mountainsides across the West are sparsely covered by the snow that ...

San Diego County is shopping a surplus of desalinated seawater to Western states that are facing increasingly urgent drought and short supplies. By Scott Dance As most Western communities expect to ...

Winter is more than just a season in the western U.S. – it is a savings account to get farms and homes through the long, dry summer ahead. As the snowpack that accumulates in the mountains through ...