Colorado River Basin

Estevan López, New Mexico's water negotiator, said talks resumed March 2, and the upper and lower basin states are using a short-term pitch from Nevada as a starting point.

Junior Figueroa, a student from San Luis High School, visited the Arizona Capitol to advocate for solutions to the Colorado River water crisis.

The latest projections for the Colorado River are out, and they paint a picture of more dry conditions and dropping reservoirs.

Leaders in California, Arizona and Nevada sent a letter to Doug Burgum, the newly appointed Secretary of the Interior, asking for a fresh review of proposals to manage the shrinking Colorado River.

This year was a bumpy ride for the Colorado River. As 2024 comes to a close, we’re looking at the stories that defined the water supply for 40 million people.

Money from the Inflation Reduction Act has helped save water in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin. President-elect Trump appears poised to take away funding for those programs.

The seven states can’t agree on who should feel the pain of water cutbacks during dry times. The river is getting smaller due to climate change, and states need to come up with new rules to share its water.

Federal water officials released a set of possible plans for managing the shrinking Colorado River in the future.

The seven states that rely on the Colorado River are deeply divided over how to manage the shrinking water supply in the future.

Negotiations over the water supply for 40 million people are hinged on how you interpret the words "will not cause," written into the century-old Colorado River Compact.