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 seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River have missed a deadline for the second time to agree on a plan ...

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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 ...

PHOENIX – Seven states, including Arizona, missed Tuesday’s federally imposed deadline for a preliminary agreement on how to reduce Colorado River water usage after the current deal expires next year.

As Colorado continues to negotiate with the seven Colorado River basin states on the post-2026 operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the state’s attorney general and lead negotiator are ready for a ...

The 30 tribal nations in the watershed — the river’s most senior water users — were deliberately excluded from the Colorado River Compact negotiations, a blatant attack on tribal sovereignty. In doing ...

Governor Jared Polis expressed optimism about Colorado River talks after a key meeting with federal officials on Friday, while Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said this week that the state ...

The future of the Colorado River — a vital water source for 80% of Central and Southern Arizona — is more uncertain than ever. The seven Colorado River Basin states and the federal government have ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The seven states that rely on the Colorado River to supply farms and cities across the U.S. West appear no closer to reaching a consensus on a long-term plan for sharing the dwindling ...