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Enough water likely will fill the Colorado River's two major reservoirs for the next three years to stave off a hydroelectric power failure and other worst-case scenarios, federal officials said Wednesday.

The Department of the Interior unveiled a proposal Wednesday that would conserve roughly 978 billion gallons of water for Western states in coming years.

By Alex Hager, KUNCStates that use water from the Colorado River are drawing nearer to an important deadline for negotiating the river’s future. A new report from the federal government shows states are aiming to agree on a plan to cut back on water, but still remain divided about how to share the shrinking supply […]

LAUGHLIN — Once again, the final day theme of the 2023 Bass Cat/Mercury WON BASS U.S. Open presented by Laughlin Tourism Commission and Visit Laughlin turned out to be change.

States that use water from the Colorado River are drawing nearer to an important deadline for negotiating the river’s future. A new report from the federal government shows states are aiming to agree on a plan to cut back on water, but still remain divided about how to share the shrinking supply that flows to tens of millions across the Southwest.

The U.S. Drought Monitor says 100% of the Colorado River Basin is expected to see a probability of above normal precipitation this month, so at least that is a start.

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.

Much of the West continues to reap the benefit of an outstanding snow year, but will be the positive trend continue?

The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) is a powerful entity, so when it held its bi-monthly meeting in Salida recently, there were a lot of

In 1983, the United States Environmental Protection Agency listed the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex in Northern Idaho as a Superfund site due to the high level of heavy metals that had been released into the environment by mining operations.