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An Indigenous leader says the 30 tribes along the Colorado River need to be included 'at the decision-making table' as the West grapples with drought.

Water conservation groups are speaking out against a plan from the states of New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah to divert less water from the Colorado River. Upper Basin states sent a letter this week to the federal Bureau of Reclamation laying out a five-point plan. Gary Wockner, executive director of the nonprofit Save the Colorado, argued the proposal would mostly preserve the status quo, which has led to historic low water levels at Lake Mead. ...

U.S. House primary challenger Harriet Hageman looks to set the record straight on water after facing accusations of working to give Wyoming's water to Colorado.

Between the double-decade Millennium Drought and century-old deals overdrafting Colorado River water, the west’s water reserves are drawing dangerously low.

A summer deadline approaches for state leaders to agree on how to cut their water use from the Colorado River.

On the Colorado River, the feds carry a big stick. Will the states get hit?

Water managers in the four Upper Colorado River Basin states say they have a plan to help stabilize the overtaxed river, but in a letter to the Bureau of Reclamation say any work to balance the system...

Several key pieces of the rules that govern the Colorado River Basin are set to expire in 2026, including guidelines for dealing with drought and water shortage. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has asked for the public’s input on what should come next. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke about the opportunity to shape the Southwest’s future with University of New Mexico water policy expert John Fleck.

It should be obvious to anyone; trying to fill a bathtub with the drain wide open is foolish.  This is precisely what the operators of the Colorado River

It should be obvious to anyone – trying to fill a bathtub with the drain wide open is foolish. This is precisely what the operators of the Colorado River system (Lakes Powell and Mead) have been attempting to do for the past 20 years. They have disregarded the increased withdrawals by the Lower Basin states…