The federal government is moving forward with plans on how to manage the Colorado River after negotiations on access stalled between seven Western states and 30 tribal nations.

As a spring heatwave hits the West, experts warn of shrinking Colorado River supplies. The Bureau of Reclamation is reviewing a federal plan to manage looming water shortages.

Upper and Lower Basin states are at odds over post-2026 operations for the drought-stricken river, raising litigation risks and highlighting credit uncertainty.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The prospect of a costly and prolonged interstate lawsuit over rights to the Colorado River looms now that the states using the ...

Colorado River states have been deadlocked over future water rights for more than 2½ years. On Friday afternoon, Utah’s Colorado River Commissioner Gene Shawcroft announced that the states have been ...

The Colorado River system’s immediate outlook got even worse this week when federal forecasters downgraded the expected inflows into Lake Powell to just 27 percent of average. At the beginning of the ...

The seven Colorado River states were unable to agree on how to manage the river and its major reservoirs by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Feb. 14 deadline. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said that ...

As part of its spring tradition, the Colorado River District will give its State of the River address to a dozen Western Slope communities starting in March. Each State of the River will provide ...

The prospect of a costly and prolonged interstate lawsuit over rights to the Colorado River looms now that the states using the water are blowing past a Valentine’s Day deadline with no water-sharing ...