The Rocky Mountain states say they don't have water to give. The Southwest says it can't save the Colorado River on its own.

For decades, the Colorado River Delta was little more than a barren wasteland—its once-thriving waterways reduced to cracked ...

What happens when one of the nation's largest rivers dries up? Photojournalist Pete McBride tells us about the consequences of a prolonged drought in the Colorado River, which provides drinking ...

Lead negotiators from the Colorado River’s Upper Basin states expressed a dual sense of uncertainty and urgency on Tuesday, ...

States that use the Colorado River say they don't want to go to the Supreme Court, but some are quietly preparing for ...

A dry January across Colorado and the rest of the Rocky Mountain West has created a dichotomy of water haves and have-nots.

A plan to help shore up the depleted Colorado River by cutting off water to alfalfa ... or Klein grass in the summer — crops that can withstand going dry for a short while.

An “essential” Colorado River water conservation program faces dual threats as the new Trump administration attempts to freeze its funding and a lapse in authorization creates delays that may ...

Bold and ambitious solutions to the American West’s water woes seem to be even more scarce than the water itself.

Up-basin in Colorado River tributaries in Eagle County — where naturally occurring salinity is very ... not only broader ...

January's Colorado River basin snowpack is about normal, but without a snowy late winter, Arizona will likely see sustained water cuts on the river.