The Colorado River is running dry. Cooperation is the only way forward, writes Pete McBride.

The Interior Department must force seven bickering states to agree on drastic water cuts — after the driest winter in decades ...

DENVER — A years-long effort to purchase two of the most powerful water rights on the Colorado River has cleared another hurdle after the state water board agreed to manage the rights alongside ...

You might think a mighty river carving the Grand Canyon would easily make its journey to the ocean. The truth is far more sobering. For most of the past century, the Colorado River has been running ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun rises over Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on July 10, 2025, in Page, Arizona. Lake Powell, a critical ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Colorado River is in crisis. The seven basin states just blew through a heavily anticipated deadline to announce a new deal on how they would divide up a ...

A Feb. 14 deadline came and went without Arizona and the other Colorado River basin states coming to terms on a new operating agreement.

Federal officials gave the clearest timeline yet for when a breakthrough could come in closed-door negotiations over the water supply of 40 million Americans. On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of ...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has released a report with five options for managing the Colorado River after 2026. California faces significant water cuts under some proposals, which could impact ...