The diversion of the Colorado River causes GHG emissions that dries out the Southwest, causing decision-makers to try to accelerate the diversion.

With the river in freefall, federal officials plan to intervene, possibly imposing large cuts to water usage in seven states.

The Colorado has been struggling for decades. This summer could bring it to the brink, threatening endangered wildlife and communities. There is not enough water flowing in the Colorado River to meet ...

The crisis on the Colorado River is simple: The seven Western states that border the essential waterway use more water than it contains. Chronic overuse has drained its two largest reservoirs, Lake ...

Colorado officials are developing a program to pay ranchers, farmers and irrigation districts to conserve Colorado River ...

For the 40 million people across seven states and two countries who depend on the Colorado River, 2026 is a turning point. Glen Canyon Dam, completed in 1963, was not designed to be operated at the ...