Cronkite News Teamwork will be key to balancing the overcommitted Colorado River
Jan 08, 2020 -
PHOENIX – Along with long-term drought and climate change, the overcommitment of the Colorado River is a big reason why Lake Mead has dropped to historic levels in recent... Grand Journal Sentinel A look ahead to 2020: Wolves and water among top issues for Western Colorado
Dec 31, 2019 -
The local energy, environment and natural resource issues The Daily Sentinel expects to be closely tracking in 2020 generally look to be some of the same ones that... Colorado Springs Gazette Drought report shows tough days ahead for parts of Colorado
Dec 26, 2019 -
Thursday’s report from the United States Drought Monitor shows the month of December has not been kind to most of Colorado. Drought conditions statewide have jumped to 68% of the... Associated Press US water chief praises Colorado River deal, sees challenges
Dec 12, 2019 -
LAS VEGAS (AP) — States in the U.S. West that have agreed to begin taking less water next month from the drought-stricken Colorado River got praise and a push... Durango Herald New way to monitor snowpack could be critical in the arid West
Dec 05, 2019 -
At a time when monitoring mountain snowpack is crucial for communities throughout the American West, has the next generation of measuring snow depth arrived? Some top researchers seem to think... Grist Politicians knew the inconvenient truth about the Colorado River 100 years ago – and ignored it
Dec 03, 2019 -
Earlier this year, the seven states that depend on the Colorado River made history. For the first time, Arizona, California, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico agreed to... KUNC Historically left out, Colorado River tribes call for more sway in Western water talks
Nov 12, 2019 -
Earlier this year, Arizona -- one of seven southwestern states that rely on the Colorado River -- was in the midst of a heated discussion about water. “It’s time to... Colorado Politics Most of Colorado begins new water year in low-level drought
Oct 03, 2019 -
Oct. 1 marks the beginning of the 2019-20 water year, and that means looking forward to the next season's snowpack and what lies ahead around demand management and guidelines... AZ Central Gov. Doug Ducey: Why I put $30 million toward Arizona’s Drought Contingency Plan
Dec 01, 2018 -
After a great deal of hard work in recent weeks, water leaders from across Arizona have made significant progress in the effort to protect Arizona’s Colorado River water supplies. This...