Reservoirs and wells are running low. This week, the states that rely on water from the Colorado River reached a temporary deal with the Biden administration on sharing what’s left. What’s ...

the federal government declared the first ever shortage on the river, triggering cuts to water supplies in the Southwest. Today, the river remains unsustainably low. The Colorado is the lifeblood ...

The states that use the Colorado River have put out their latest proposals on how to manage the river’s shrinking amount of water, and the two plans reveal that there are still big differences ...

It’s a crisis nearly 100 years in the making: Seven states — all reliant on a single mighty river as a vital source of water — failed to reach an agreement this week on how best to reduce ...

Fresh off a phenomenal winter snowpack, water levels on the Colorado River are going up for the first time in years. As a result, federal officials will announce this week that they are easing ...

Under the agreement, California, Arizona and Nevada will take less water from the drought-stricken river in exchange for federal funding for cities, tribes and water districts. William Brangham ...

Western states and the federal government face a looming 2026 deadline to divvy up falling water levels in the Colorado River basin. As overuse and climate change stretch the river thin ...

The Colorado River has about 19% less volume than in the year 2000. Researchers have quantified just how much water the agriculture industry in the Western U.S. is taking from the Colorado River ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Robyn by emailing r.white@newsweek.com More than half of the Colorado River's total annual water flow is used on agriculture, a new study has found.

The Colorado River is starting to swell with spring runoff, but just a few months ago, Avi Stopper clocked a gap in the Western United States' most important water supply. Stopper was driving back ...

Most water advisories for Plaquemines Parish have been removed due to the success of mitigation efforts. The Corps says increased river flow and the success of the underwater sill has improved ...