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America's largest reservoir rises from 'dead pool' status as California farmers cut water usage
Lake Mead, America's largest reservoir, has seen its water levels rise by 16 feet after farmers in California have managed to ...
Upper and lower basin states hit tough impasse at annual Colorado River conference
Western states that rely on the Colorado River are in a heated deadlock over how to manage the troubled river, and are ...
Voices: We represent the Upper Basin states, and it’s time we manage the Colorado River we have — not the one we want
Adapting to actual hydrologic conditions, which the Upper Basin does every year out of necessity, can provide a model for ...
Tribes help boost Lake Mead water supply, hope for lame duck passage of $5B federal water act
The $5 billion Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would secure water rights for the Navajo Nation, Hopi ...
What's the future for Willamette Basin deep reservoir drawdowns and salmon recovery?
For a second year, a plan meant to save endangered salmon brought major challenges at Green Peter Reservoir. What comes next?
Daily Camera8hOpinion
Opinion: Steve Pomerance: It’s time to start planning for fewer people
A shrinking population will require older folks to work longer, since they will be a larger fraction of the whole. But, to me ...
Water Education Colorado1d
What is behind the high-stakes standoff over the Colorado River’s future? State negotiators weigh in
State officials are at odds over how to plan for drier years in the Colorado River Basin, but they agree on the main issue ...
Aspen Journalism22h
Colorado has big dreams to use more water from the Colorado River. But will planned reservoirs ever be built?
Colorado has conditional water rights tied to 2.6 million acre-feet worth of additional reservoir storage on the Western ...
Aspen Journalism2d
The Roundup | J-1 worker woes, basin states deadlocked and digging in
Recently at Aspen Journalism, we dig deep into critical water issues on the Western Slope and across the wider Colorado River ...
Coho salmon numbers smash record for second year in a row in Upper Willamette Basin
The number of coho returning to the Upper Willamette smashed records for the second year in a row, but it wasn't necessarily ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram19h
Salt in the Colorado River is causing problems. A bill is now heading to Biden’s desk that would send more money to address the challenge.
Since 1974, the Bureau of Reclamation has supported various projects to reduce salt levels in the Colorado River’s upper and ...
Las Vegas Sun7d
As clock ticks down on deadline for new Colorado River agreement, Lower Basin states pound the table for conservation
John Entsminger, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, stressed to colleagues during the Colorado River ...