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Shrinking Colorado River faces another water-sapping threat
Las Vegas Sun· 3 days agoLow water levels at Wahweap Bay at Lake Powell along the Upper Colorado River Basin are pictured,...
Aspen Journalism: Using less of the Colorado River takes a willing farmer and $45 million in federal...
The Aspen Times· 8 hours agoThe cottonwood-lined property, at the foot of the Wind River Mountains south of Pinedale, is not...
Could Wyoming water get piped to Colorado? A decades-old plan resurfaces
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle· 9 hours agoA gas exploration company with Florida ties is pursuing plans to pull groundwater out of existing...
Bill would flow more funds to salty Colorado River
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Colorado River has a salt problem. According to Utah Republican Rep. John Curtis, it can damage tourist hotbeds, limit available drinking water and...
Utah Rep. John Curtis seeks to quell salinity in Colorado River
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoColorado River and diminished hydropower revenues require a fix to the funding structure. Utah...
Where Colorado River negotiations stand right now - The Times-Independent
The Moab Times-Independent· 6 days agoLees Ferry, 15 miles downstream of the Glen Canyon Dam on Lake Powell, divides the Upper Colorado ...
Indigenous nations approve historic water rights agreement with Arizona. It now goes to Congress
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe deal, which all three tribes have now approved, marks a historic milestone for Indigenous...
Six Texas freshwater mussels, the “livers of the rivers,” added to endangered species list
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoFreshwater mussels can pump and filter eight to 15 gallons of water a day, cleaning rivers and...
Governor, legislators celebrate bill addressing drought but Colorado’s biggest water fights loom
Summit Daily News· 3 days agoAs Gov. Jared Polis and lawmakers this week celebrated a bill adopting new ways to fight drought as...
Cold shot fired in battle over Colorado River invaders
KLAS Las Vegas· 4 days agoThe U.S. Bureau of Reclamation details a plan to reduce the threat of smallmouth bass to the...