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In blow to green groups, Ninth Circuit upholds federal plan for Colorado River dam
Courthouse News Service· 9 hours agoSave the Colorado, Living River and the Center for Biological Diversity initially asked the U.S....
Major Texas lake hits lowest water level in decades
Newsweek· 2 days agoDrought conditions have sunk a major Texas lake to its lowest water level since it was created in the 1960s. Canyon Lake, in Comal County, has plunged to...
Plumbing problem at Glen Canyon Dam brings new threat to Colorado River system
ABC News· 1 week agoThe dam is responsible for generating hydropower and releasing water stored in Lake Powell...
Lake Mead's water level is falling
Newsweek· 2 weeks agoAround 10 percent of the water in Lake Mead comes from local precipitation and groundwater, with the rest coming from snowmelt in the Rocky Mountains...
Illinois map shows where state could be underwater from lake level rise
Newsweek· 2 weeks agoScientists have created an interactive map that shows how parts of Illinois may be swallowed up by ...
Officials brace for 'uncertainty' in water transfers to Lake Mead
Phys.org· 2 weeks agoKey backup tubes inside the Glen Canyon Dam might be damaged, potentially threatening the delivery...
Opinion: As the Colorado River has shrunk, we’ve born the burden. Now California, Nevada and Arizona...
Denver Post· 7 days agoThe Upper Basin’s alternative plan provides an opportunity for Lower Basin states to share the...
Here’s how off-road vehicles will soon be restricted in Glen Canyon
The Salt Lake Tribune· 18 hours agoVisitors have used motorized vehicles to experience the red rocks of Glen Canyon National Recreation...
Problems with Glen Canyon Dam could jeopardize water flowing to Western states
Arizona Daily Sun· 6 days agoA new memo from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is raising concern about the infrastructure at the...
Damage found inside Glen Canyon Dam increases water risks on the Colorado River
Los Angeles Times· 1 week agoThe damage was recently detected in four 8-foot-wide steel tubes — called the river outlet works —...