The now-second-tallest dam was proposed to prevent flooding from Rocky Mountain snow-melting waters into the Colorado River, stretching south to the Gulf of California for more than 1,000 miles.

Federal funding freezes and staffing cuts are setting off alarms about the future of the Colorado River, a critical artery that supplies water to some 40 million people in 30 tribes and seven ...

The lowest point in Arizona is known for its flat desert scrub land and produce fields, but there's more that makes this ...

The first executive order President Trump signed in his second term, "Unleashing American Energy," wouldn't seem to have a direct impact on how much water is in the Colorado River, at least in the ...

Michael Hiltzik, Tribune News Service To address the most important point up front: the wildfires currently spreading across ...

President Donald Trump’s recent order to release water from reservoirs into California’s Central ... source of the county’s water: the Colorado River. It’s anybody’s guess whether ...

A slow start to winter snow could raise the stakes in Colorado River talks, possible leading to deeper cuts at the end of the year. The Colorado River's Upper Basin states have held the position ...

“It looks like hydrology is calling us to action,” Colorado’s river commissioner, Becky Mitchell, told colleagues. While the Lower Basin states of Arizona, California and Nevada have conceded they ...

The first executive order President Trump signed in his second term, "Unleashing American Energy," wouldn't seem to have a direct impact on how much water is in the Colorado River, at least in the ...

Nevada and California. The talks concern a long-anticipated update of the Colorado River’s operational guidelines, which are set to expire at the end of 2026. These 2007 interim rules govern ...

In the late 1800s, Picacho, California was a thriving gold mining town of 2,500 people located on the Colorado River. But, by ...

This is a critical time for Colorado River management. The Upper Basin states are in talks with the Lower Basin states (California, Arizona, Nevada) about how the nation’s two largest reservoirs, Lake ...