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Colorado’s U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper is pushing legislation that aims to make federal funding available to pay farmers and ranchers to voluntarily use less water by leaving their fields temporarily ...

In the arid West, theres nothing more fun for kids and walkers than a ditch. But as the climate becomes drier, ditches are disappearing.

The longest-serving member of the California State Water Resources Board has resigned his post, but not before noting the "dark and uncertain times" ahead as states, including Colorado, grapple with

A long-serving staffer of the California State Water Resources Board has resigned his post, but not before noting the "dark and uncertain times" ahead as states, including Colorado, grapple with

A long-serving staffer of the California State Water Resources Board has resigned his post, but not before noting the "dark and uncertain times" ahead as states, including Colorado, grapple with

Wildfires. Heat. Drought. Possible power shortages. The next month could be a tough one.

Mounting pressure to find solutions has Upper Basin leaders saying the savings should come from elsewhere

By DAVE MARSTON

Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming may face requests for voluntary cutbacks in their use of Colorado River water next year, as the federal government eyes releasing more water from

States in the Upper Colorado River Basin are not ready to commit to federal water conservation targets, but are seeking to revive a conservation program first launched in 2014.