The lines in the sand haven't changed, even if warring states are working on a new deal to save the Colorado River.

After months of stalemate, glimmers of hope have emerged for consensus on a new plan to manage the shrinking Colorado River.

States in the upper and lower halves of the Colorado River basin have spent the last few months negotiating how water cuts should be divvied out after current agreements expire in 2026, but are at ...

The proposal would base annual releases from Powell to the three Lower Colorado River Basin states — Arizona, California and Nevada — on a fixed percentage of the average amount ...

As the seven Colorado River Basin states haggle over the future of water allocations, authors of a new report on groundwater argue that equal attention should be paid to the water beneath our feet.

Plus: How to swim the Colorado River, moms and resistance rangers host a public lands bake sale and a new rural economic ...

The clock is ticking on the Colorado River. The seven states that use its water are nearing a 2026 deadline to come up with ...

The federal government is expected to issue draft regulations by December. In the meantime Colorado River states will continue to try to reach a longterm agreement.

A new water market model for the Colorado River basin could improve water security and restore ecosystems amid intensifying shortages.

The Southwest and Rocky Mountain states are reviewing a plan that could split Colorado River water based on actual flows, not storage.