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For Star subscribers: They are unlikely allies to the longtime goal of many environmentalists. But political winds are shifting as the Colorado River runs drier.

LOS ANGELES — For years, environmentalists have argued that the Colorado River should be allowed to flow freely across the Utah-Arizona border, saying that letting water pass around Glen Canyon

Some California farmers are urging the federal government to consider draining Lake Powell, supporting environmentalists’ push for a ‘one-dam solution.’

In an excerpt from his book River Notes, leading anthropologist Wade Davis recalls how the taming of the Colorado River in the 1960s — 'nature serves man' went the thinking — helped shape the nation. But now facing a historic drought, all that could be lost in a generation

Some California farmers are urging the federal government to consider draining Lake Powell, supporting environmentalists' push for a 'one-dam solution.'

In an excerpt from his book River Notes, leading anthropologist Wade Davis recalls how the taming of the Colorado River in the 1960s — 'nature serves man' went the thinking — helped shape the nation. But now facing a historic drought, all that could be lost in a generation

It's California agriculture versus Las Vegas and Phoenix subdivisions in a battle for the Colorado River as the American West faces a water crisis.

A Washington state man was sentenced Monday for selling Philippine-produced products as authentic Alaska Native-produced artwork, violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – A Washington state man was sentenced Monday for selling Philippine produced products as authentic Alaska Native produced artwork, violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.

For Star subscribers: Without climate change, the mandatory federal cutbacks in water deliveries that befell the Southwest in 2022 and 2023 wouldnt have been needed, UCLA study says.