HAGER: The clock is ticking for states to rework how water from the Colorado River is shared before a major deadline in 2026. If they can't, the federal government has threatened to make tough ...

As the Colorado River shrinks due to drought and climate change, the negotiators must decide who will take less water — and they need to do so in the next few months.

The Colorado River system is the lifeblood of the southwest, delivering water to 40 million people across the United States and Mexico. Drought and overuse have left the river in crisis—the need ...

The Colorado River is in crisis. The problem has been building for decades but has come to a head in recent years because the major reservoirs on the river have fallen to dangerously low levels ...

And it would be a major blow to those cities; 90% of Las Vegas’ water supply comes from the river, while Phoenix’s water supply is about 40% Colorado River water, for example.

The Colorado Water Conservation Board said several rivers across Colorado are at the Action Stage, ... It last reached that level in 2015, which caused major flooding across Pueblo County.

In the headwaters of the Colorado River, drought has taken a major toll over more than two decades. Rising temperatures have intensified drought conditions, affecting the flow of a river that ...

Californians have a major stake in the seven-state fight over how reductions in Colorado River water use should be allocated. The states on Tuesday missed a federal deadline for reaching a ...

Dust-on-snow is a major threat to water in the Colorado River, yet no snowmelt forecasts integrate dust-accelerated melt. Using pioneering remote sensing techniques, new research is the first to ...

A conservation group says pollution and climate change are among the pressures on rivers. A stretch of the Colorado River that flows through Grand Canyon National Park is the most endangered river.