A draft environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Reclamation outlines post-2026 Colorado River dam operations, ...

As Lake Powell and Lake Mead near critical elevations, federal planners face narrowing operational options that could reshape ...

Earlier this month, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the federal agency that oversees water in the West, released five options for a framework on managing the river’s biggest reservoirs, Lake Mead in ...

I don’t think anything in here was new to (states’ negotiators), so this doesn’t necessarily change the calculus. … This ...

Five potential operating plans for the Colorado River after current agreements expire in 2026 anchor a new federal ...

Talks among seven states on Colorado River water cutbacks have hit a wall. The Trump administration summoned governors to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lake Mead, impounded by Hoover Dam, contains far less water than it used to. Kevin Carter/Getty Images The Colorado River is in ...

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 ...

Water forecasts for the Colorado River are grim going into 2026 as several bad trends are converging. Snowpack, soil moisture and warm temperatures are combining, and the result could be less water ...

On a cold winter morning in 1922, the delegates who negotiated the original Colorado River Compact left their respective capitals for Bishop’s Lodge just outside Santa Fe. Gathered in a room, they ...

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 ...