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Water and power collide in a proposed $100 million Colorado River deal. Here's a closer analysis of the issue.

Colorado’s Glenwood Canyon is as busy as it is majestic. At the base of its snowy, near-vertical walls, the narrow chasm hums with life. On one side, the Colorado River

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Colorado River water users are divided over how to reduce water consumption following the expiration of current guidelines in 2026, with some calling for declines to be distributed evenly across all users and others seeking decreases based on water rights seniority.

Colorado River officials plan to expand a conservation program, but questions remain about some of the proposed ideas.

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Federal officials on Tuesday eased Colorado River water use restrictions due to a "lucky" year of increased precipitation, but drought and overuse remain a crisis.

Federal officials on Tuesday eased Colorado River water use restrictions due to a "lucky" year of increased precipitation, but drought and overuse remain a crisis as states, federal officials and tribes begin negotiations for the future of the river on which 40 million people in the West rely.

While six states wait for the federal government’s response to their proposed water plan, Colorado lawmakers are considering their own water conservation plans.

While conservationists have sought to prevent the projects, water managers stress they can help states and local governments better manage increasingly