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By ROBERT GLENNON Of the University of Arizona Arizona, California and Nevada have narrowly averted a regional water crisis by agreeing to reduce their use of Colorado ...

What helped push the Colorado River to the brink of collapse were the farmers and cities that have taken more water out of the river than the river could provide.

A natural resources scientist said although this wet spring has been a blessing for the parched Colorado River, it would take 21 more like it to fully restore the watershed.

This so-called historic agreement offers little that is sustainable, equitable or environmentally sound.

Wyoming and other upper basin states shouldn’t be left holding the bag as demand for water from the Colorado river continues to outpace supply, says a water scientist.

This so-called historic agreement offers little that is sustainable, equitable or environmentally sound.

Not everyone has to rely on the ever-shrinking Colorado River for water in Boulder County. But a myriad patchwork of water rights and claims means everyone's access to water is uneven, and that means cities and towns have to plan their water use even more carefully.

You’d think the Earth shook recently when the three states of California, Arizona and Nevada announced they’d reached a deal with the federal government about how to manage the drought-stricken Colorado River. It felt like...

For starters, the Colorado River has not been saved.

You’d think the Earth shook recently when the three states of California, Arizona and Nevada announced they’d reached a deal with the federal government about how to manage the drought-stricken Colorado River. It felt like...