The Colorado River's flow projections already looked bleak as March began. A regional heatwave has worsened them.

Thirsty plants are sucking up water that would otherwise end up in the Colorado River, according to a new study. The findings ...

The seven U.S. states that make up the Colorado River basin are struggling to agree on how best to manage the river’s water ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis activated the state's Drought Task Force on Tuesday as current conditions and future forecasts paint a grim picture.

The federal government is moving forward with plans on how to manage the Colorado River after states failed to reach an agreement. The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River missed a ...

We are two and a half decades into the Southwest’s most severe drought of the last 1,200 years, and this winter’s snow dearth is one of the most extreme on record.

A wicked snow drought picked a bad year to plague the West, with the Colorado River already reeling. Arizona's local supplies ...

We have very little winter left,” hydrologist Brian Domonkos said. “There’s essentially no chance for us to get back to ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says concerns over record warmth and the low snow pack prompted his decision to activate the ...

A dry, unseasonably warm January has left much of the West staring at one of the leanest snow years in decades, raising red flags for farmers, ranchers and rural communities that depend on mountain ...

Heavy autumn rains brought relief to drought-plagued portions of the Southwest, but across the Colorado River basin, ongoing water supply concerns still linger amid tense policy negotiations and near ...