Skiers descend Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Colorado on May 4, 2025. Snowpack across the mountains that supply the Colorado River is far below normal for ... The ski legend is the latest high-profile ...

The Colorado River Basin provides water for more than 40 million people and fuels hydropower resources in seven U.S. states.

Top water negotiators declined to speak at an upcoming conference amid closed-door meetings about the future of the water ...

The mountains that feed the Colorado River with snowmelt are strikingly dry, with many ranges holding less than 50% of their ...

Water managers in Colorado are budgeting for low water supply in the Colorado River Basin as summer approaches. Ken Curtis is ...

The U.S. Department of Interior said Wednesday it extended more than a dozen contracts with water-rights holders in ...

A new study highlights how dust on snow accelerates snowmelt in the Upper Colorado River Basin, with significant impacts on water resources. Researchers urge better monitoring and land use management.

The petition requests that the bureau ensure that all deliveries to Colorado River Lower Basin users — those in California, Nevada and Arizona — are “reasonably required for beneficial uses ...

The forecast for how much water will flow this year into Lake Powell, a bellwether reservoir on the Colorado River, was already meager. Now, after a dry April, it’s even more miserly. That does not ...

The other side, the Lower Basin, is made up of California, Arizona and Nevada. The recent letter is interesting in part because it’s co-authored by people from both sides of the Colorado River ...

municipal and agricultural water users in the lower Colorado River basin that will, they said, "result in additional water savings" through 2026 and, likewise, secure its short-term health as the ...