A tribal nation has declared the Colorado River a legal person. An Indigenous leader says it reflects how her people have ...

Of all the challenges facing the Colorado River, there’s at least one that all stakeholders are working on collaboratively, not competitively — salinity. Since 1974, the seven Colorado River basin ...

The Colorado River is the lifeblood of the Southwest. Without this massive river, the bustle of life and flourishing economy across Southern California would not be possible. But now, the river is in ...

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Colorado River Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative supported by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah ...

An atmospheric river has caused an onslaught of rain in California, drenching the south of the state and causing severe flooding. The historic storm ripped across the state at the weekend and through ...

After months of little progress and public battles, negotiators from the seven Colorado River states may have regained their footing toward a shortage-sharing agreement. Officials say the Trump ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Driven in part by the ongoing western megadrought, the foundation governing how Colorado River water is shared may be cracking, threatening drinking water ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Earlier this year, several environmental groups sent a petition to the federal government with a seemingly simple message: Ensure that water from the imperiled Colorado River is not ...

Correction: The audio version of this story refers to Andrew Mead, the writer of an opinion piece in the L.A. Times. That is incorrect. The correct name is Aaron Mead. Climate change is affecting our ...

A research effort tracking water scarcity around the world shows California, Arizona and other Western states are experiencing water stress at high levels similar to arid countries such as Saudi ...