The Trump administration’s hands-off approach to the fight over the Colorado River has left states careening towards a crisis — and it's not clear that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum can turn them ...

A new study pinpoints the main cause of harmful algal blooms in Blue Mesa Reservoir, and includes a recommendation for a ...

Six of the seven Colorado River governors met in Washington with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and emerged with some optimism.

In 2025, for the fifth year in a row, the federal government imposed water allocation cuts on the Colorado River due to ...

Record low snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin is raising serious concern for downstream users – like New Mexico.

Two months after the seven states of the Colorado River Basin failed to reach consensus on managing the waterway, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation issued a set of proposed alternatives. The alternatives ...

Federal officials have released detailed options for how the Colorado River could be managed in the future, pushing forward ...

Even if spring brings a lot of snow, Colorado River water managers will likely rely on the Wyoming-Utah reservoir to help maintain Lake Powell, state water officials say.

As of Wednesday, official data shows that Lake Mead is just 33 percent full, with around 8.7 million acre-feet of water in storage—roughly 53 percent of the average level for the date. Multiple ...

Federal officials have one option for managing the Colorado River's future if states can't agree. But even that plan won't do enough.

MONETA, Va. – Smith Mountain Lake is experiencing some of its lowest water levels in nearly a decade, creating challenges for boaters and local businesses. The community has been dealing with these ...

A draft environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Reclamation outlines post-2026 Colorado River dam operations, assessing coordination, reliability and infrastructure risk in an era of ...