California and neighboring states unveiled a plan aiming to cut millions of acre‑feet from Colorado River use.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Colorado River curves around Horseshoe Bend near Page, Arizona. Photo: Pixabay / Pexels. (The Center Square) - Officials ...

You might think a mighty river carving the Grand Canyon would easily make its journey to the ocean. The truth is far more sobering. For most of the past century, the Colorado River has been running ...

With the seven basin states locked in a stalemate over Colorado River negotiations, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released its draft of options for managing the basin’s water supply. The states now ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a Coloradan who grew up skiing, I am alarmed at this year’s lack of snow. But more alarming to me than the missing powder days ...

Federal officials have released detailed options for how the Colorado River could be managed in the future, pushing forward the planning process in the absence of a seven-state deal. But some Colorado ...

The Colorado River basin spans parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming, and serves over 40 million people across the seven states, 30 tribes and Mexico. (Photo by ...

For more than two decades, the Colorado-born photographer Pete McBride has documented the overwhelming beauty and the gathering threats to the Colorado River. Now with the lowest snowpack on record in ...

As a Coloradan who grew up skiing, I am alarmed at this year’s lack of snow. But more alarming to me than the missing powder days is the lack of water that will flow this spring. Snowpack in the ...