The Colorado River Basin encompasses seven U.S. states and supplies water to 40 million people. Over the past two decades, the basin has experienced record-setting heat and some of the driest ...

American Rivers has published a list of the most-endangered rivers in the U.S., and those in New Mexico placed as No. 1.

Several water districts in areas affected by the fires in Southern California have issued water alerts, warning residents of low water quality. Latest U.S.

Western drought triggers water emergency 01:43. Southern California's gigantic water supplier has taken the unprecedented step of requiring about 6 million people to cut their outdoor watering to ...

The LA-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the San Diego County Water Authority settled 15-year legal battle over Colorado River water.

Over the past decade, however, the tribes have won court approval to begin enforcing the water rights first established in that original 1864 treaty. “The tables are turning now,” Gosnell said.

Droughts are part of a natural cycle of water. But the drought currently gripping the Western U.S. has climate scientists concerned that the cycle may be shifting. This has major implications for ...

Colorado’s attorney general is seeking to reinforce his office’s water-focused legal team so it could be prepared for upcoming fights over the Colorado River.