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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.

For Gunnison rancher Kathleen Curry, the term limits that will take Colorado House District 58’s current representative out of office at the end of 2024 mean voters will need another

California farmers are putting a big target on Glen Canyon Dam, telling the federal government it's time to take a serious look at suggestions to stop using the dam to produce electricity.

The Colorado River provides water for millions of people, including Coloradans from the Western Slope to the Eastern Plains. But much of the river system is overallocated, its waters are overused and ...

California’s Imperial Valley is one of the few places where a 95-degree day can be described as unseasonably cool.

It doesn’t take an expert to see the growing conflict over the scarcity of water supplies in Central Oregon, intensified by drought and the impacts of climate change. Unfortunately, the

New research examines how much global warming has sapped the Colorado River since 2000. It shows the region has lost more water than Lake Mead can hold.

New research examines how much global warming has sapped the Colorado River since 2000. It shows the region has lost more water than Lake Mead can hold.