A group of water experts says the two countries should switch to a percentage-based approach to sharing the river.

The All American Canal, the largest diversion on the Colorado River, passes through Winterhaven, CA on its way to the ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Record of Decision (1996)." National Research Council. 1999. Downstream: Adaptive Management of Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River Ecosystem. Washington, DC: The ...

As I’ve followed the long-running negotiations over the Colorado River the last couple of years, very little progress has been made in transforming the century-old system of managing the river’s ...

Shrinking Colorado River has major effects on people, ecosystem Local tribes, many cities, rare birds and animals all depend on the Colorado River. Human development has greatly impacted the area's ...

Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español. Five potential operating plans for the Colorado River after current agreements expire in 2026 anchor a new federal environmental review released ...

The Interior secretary pressed governors to cut a water-sharing deal for the West’s most important river — but issued none of the threats or ultimatums that have been key to prior agreements, ...

For more than two decades, the Colorado-born photographer Pete McBride has documented the overwhelming beauty and the gathering threats to the Colorado River. Now with the lowest snowpack on record in ...

The Arizona Republic deserves real credit for finally asking a question that has been avoided for far too long: As states draw Colorado River water, what’s left for the river? That question alone ...