The Trump administration gave seven Western states a deadline to agree on initial terms for an agreement on cutting water use ...
Experts say the Colorado River shows no sign of recovery. The Republic asked water providers how they would survive shortages ...
The plucky humpback chub has weathered dams and invasive species, but climate change and a dwindling river flow pose new ...
State officials grilled Water Development Office Director Jason Mead this week over ballooning costs and uncertainties ...
A recent graduate who majored in Southwest Studies and minored in Environmental Studies has put their degree to use by ...
A 20-year Colorado River deal between seven states that rely on its water is unlikely by Tuesday, but there is optimism about ...
Hydropower output at Hoover and Glen Canyon dams has significantly declined since 2000 due to reduced water levels in Lakes Mead and Powell.
As the clock ticks down, onlookers have been increasingly frustrated and critical of the lack of progress in the closed-door negotiations.
The October floods in Colorado damaged homes and upended lives, but there was one silver lining: The water also replenished ...
The developer wants to convert water rights from power generation — originally allocated for a nuclear power plant that was never built — to municipal use for a development at a ghost town.
Federal hydropower from the Colorado River provides about half of Boulder City’s electricity, according to Joe Stubitz, the city utilities director. But the city picked up 5 megawatts of solar and ...
Hydropower output at Hoover Dam is down by about half since 2000. Lakes Mead and Powell are approaching critical thresholds below which hydropower generation would be severely curtailed or cease.