Tribes across the West have worked with states to protect the Colorado River and conserve enough water to raise elevations in ...

When seven states got together in 1922 to effectively divide up Colorado River usage, their resulting compact declared: “Nothing in this compact shall be construed as affecting the obligations of the ...

As I’ve followed the long-running negotiations over the Colorado River the last couple of years, very little progress has been made in transforming the century-old system of managing the river’s ...

Water from the Colorado River and its tributaries irrigates farms, sprinkles lawns and quenches the thirst of millions across Utah and the greater Southwest. While only 27% of the state’s water comes ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The clock is ticking down to a federal deadline Tuesday for California and six other Western states to reach the broad ...