Surveying miles of sprouting Eastern Plains farm fields, the logic around Colorado’s deepening water crisis might sound ...

Aspen Journalism reports that Colorado River scientists, in new papers, are advocating for federally funded, permanent reduction in agricultural water use across the seven-state Colorado River basin.

Denver Water is raising the fees it charges to add new apartments, homes and businesses to its system by as much as 32% this ...

Utah Public Radio reports that Utah’s lead agency on the Colorado River wants Congress to penalize states who opt to sue over shortages on the river by withholding federal funding. The state made its ...

Arizona’s KTAR News reports that the Central Arizona Project (CAP), the Salt River Project and the Arizona Department of Water Resources, has signed an initial agreement to buy desalinated water from ...

Inside Climate News reports that the emergency release of 1 milion acre of water from Wyoming’s Flaming Gorge Reservoir, which is designed to aid Lake Powell, is hitting the the state’s tourist ...

Circle of Blue reports that Lake Mead will hit water levels so low, that the Hoover Dam’s ability to produce hydropower is likely to drop 70% in the coming months.

Nebraska’s KNOP News 2 reports that Lake McConaughy is seeing record low amounts of water flowing into the popular reservoir. The lake is at 44.7% of capacity, officials said.

Colorado Public Radio reports that Gov. Jared Polis has signed onto law a bill that tightens rules on how online sports bets can be made, including prohibiting the use of credit cards to fund bets. A ...

The Los Angeles Times reports that a pilot program testing an energy-saving deep ocean desalination technology is showing early promise in producing fresh water. The technology uses the ocean’s weight ...

E&E News reports that President Trump plans to appoint a Californian water expert, Aubrey Bettencourt, to head the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Bettencourt is from a farming family and is considered an ...