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In a dramatic turn of events, California and Arizona transformed their conflicting positions on the Colorado River into a unified front.

Spurred by top-level talks and unofficial lunches, California and Arizona went from foes to allies on the Colorado River

It's getting hot out West -- and those scorching temperatures are rapidly thawing incredible amounts of snowpack in the mountains.

(NEW YORK) — It’s getting hot out West — and those scorching temperatures are rapidly thawing the incredible amounts of snowpack that accumulated in the mountain ranges over a very active wet season. Now, water utility experts and environmental experts are working to ensure the […]

The plan will reduce water use from the Colorado River in California, Arizona and Nevada through 2026.

Rio Tinto Kennecott is developing a plan to extend the life of its Bingham Canyon mine until 2040. For those plans to happen, it needs to expand the eastern portion of its historic south impoundment to provide 100 million tons of tailings storage. What does that mean for Magna residents?

Recent discussion on tree-thinning as a solution to the decreasing Great Salt Lake suggests that such efforts are not likely to produce effective results.

For the first time since 2006, the state’s major water conveyance system will deliver all the water it has been asked to supply.

The previously dry Tulare Lake bed has rapidly flooded over the past few months due to heavy rainfall and snowmelt from the Sierra Nevadas.

California's year of endless storms has seeded superblooms of wildflowers and provided a boost to some of the state's endangered ecosystems.