The fight over the dwindling Colorado River has long been nonpartisan. Now an unprecedented meeting of governors over the issue raises the political stakes.

On the eve of the high-stakes summit, negotiators from both the upper and lower river basins are not sounding confident they can reach an agreement with less than three weeks to go before a Feb. 14 ...

As Colorado continues to negotiate with the seven Colorado River basin states on the post-2026 operations of Lake Powell and ...

Federal officials gave the clearest timeline yet for when a breakthrough could come in closed-door negotiations over the water supply of 40 million Americans. On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of ...

The battle over one of the Colorado River’s oldest, non-consumptive water rights continued this week during a 14-hour Colorado Water Conservation Board hearing over whether the rights could be used ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - The Colorado River runs through mountains near Burns, Colo., on April 12, 2023. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP, File) ...

The Colorado River connects a complex network of communities, economies and landscapes from the headwaters of the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of California. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s August ...

Western Slope elected officials, water managers, engineers, and conservationists met in Grand Junction on Friday, Oct. 3, all focused on one thing: the uncertain future of the Colorado River. “Water ...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (FOX5) — Gov. Joe Lombardo is requesting Interior Secretary Doug Burgum reschedule Colorado River negotiations for early January after a planned meeting last week did not proceed as ...

The Trump administration has set a mid-November deadline for the seven states that draw water from the river to reach an agreement. Government officials must aggressively address cutting Colorado ...