We’re being asked to solve a problem we didn’t create with water we don’t have,” Colorado’s negotiator, Becky Mitchell, said about Lower Basin states’ demands.

With the Feb. 14 deadline looming, the seven states in the Colorado River Basin failed to reach an agreement on how to manage ...

The Colorado River is about to get a new set of rules for its two largest reservoirs — Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Train tracks along the Colorado River through Byers Canyon southwest of Hot Sulphur Springs are pictured on June 11, 2023. (Chase ...

Low snow totals across the Colorado River basin are threatening to shrink major reservoirs and making water managers anxious.

With a reddish tint from sediment carried over long miles, the mighty river that carved the Grand Canyon has been known by many names. Some Indigenous peoples called it “Dirty Water.” Spanish ...

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 ...

Negotiators for seven states remain deeply divided over how to cut water use along the Colorado River. The chances of a court ...