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Some call it The American Nile.

The seven states have worked cooperatively over the past two decades to identify solutions to a shrinking river. But their response now, much like the global response to climate change, seems far fro…

PAGE, Ariz. — White sandstone cliffs create a ring around Lake Powell in contrast to the honey- and red-colored desert rock nearby. Evidence that water once, not all that long ago, filled America’s se...

Fed by the Colorado River, Lake Powell, in south-central Utah, has seen wet years and dry years over the past two decades. Mostly dry years.

The Bureau of Reclamation next week is set to announce the 24-month projections for the shrinking river basin, while states are supposed to offer up their

The seven Colorado River states — Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming — face a daunting mid-August deadline. The federal government has asked them to come up with a plan to reduce...

As a prolonged drought takes its toll on the Colorado River, states that make up the Colorado River Basin will receive $4 billion for drought mitigation efforts. Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, along wi...

We are careening toward a water crisis with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation demanding action from the states that use the Colorado River to conserve millions of acre-feet of water

The Colorado River system, which supplies millions of Americans in the Western U.S. with water, has declined to just 39 percent filled in the last two decades. Many cities are already making adjustments to limit water usage.

By MARK SQUILLACE and QUINN HARPER