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Utahs growth is aided by the Colorado River. What happens when its not producing water?

Pressing questions to an urgent problem asked and explained.

Indigenous headlines for Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022

Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., is facing Republican challenger Luis Pozzolo in Arizonas 7th Congressional District.

Rivers and streams on Colorado’s Western Slope chattered excitedly with runoff during mid-September after several days of rain, softening landscapes that had turned sullen after another hot summer. The water was a blink of good...

Colorado House District 59 candidates debated drug control, water usage and the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights on Monday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Democratic incumbent Barbara McLachlan and her R...

Six tribes, four states announce first formal talks on Colorado River authority

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced plans to spend money from the Inflation Reduction Act on water conservation measures in the Colorado River basin. Sources told KUNC that could include buying water from farmers and ranchers to help boost levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

On the Colorado River, Western states’ water usage has exceeded sustainable levels for some time. The path to balancing supply and demand has so far eluded stakeholders, but negotiations continue.

From personal health and food production to recreation, business, politics and culture, water touches almost every aspect of life in Arizona.