The water supply that 40 million Americans rely on has been pushed to its limit. Reservoirs and wells are running low. This week, the states that rely on water from the Colorado River reached a ...

Nearly half of the water drawn from the Colorado River goes to feed for beef and dairy cows. Researchers say modest changes in American diets could help farmers use less water — and help the ...

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 ...

The Ohio River supplies drinking water to millions of people between Pennsylvania and Illinois. It's also one of the most endangered rivers in the country, according to a new report from the ...

Water levels along the Mississippi River are plummeting for the second year in a row after this summer’s blistering heat and low rainfall triggered extreme drought across parts of the Central US.

States along the Colorado River — a vital source of water and electricity — struck a deal with the Biden administration to conserve an unprecedented amount of water.

As the Colorado River dries up, states can’t agree on saving water. The river’s biggest water user, California, didn’t join six states in a proposal to cut some 2 million acre-feet of usage.

The Colorado River's water levels are the lowest they have been in a century. The West has been gripped by the most severe megadrought seen since around the year 800 in recent years.

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 ...

Federal officials say more than 10% of river water evaporates, leaks, and spills — yet Arizona, California, Nevada and Mexico have never accounted for that loss.

The Biden administration reached a landmark deal with several western states to stave off an immediate crisis with the Colorado River and the communities that are dependent on it. Under the ...

A water crisis is looming in the West as seven states struggle to agree on how to divide water from the mighty Colorado River. California has played hardball with its neighbor states, draconian ...