The Colorado River is running dry. Cooperation is the only way forward, writes Pete McBride.

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You might think a mighty river carving the Grand Canyon would easily make its journey to the ocean. The truth is far more sobering. For most of the past century, the Colorado River has been running ...

To save Arizona's water source, we have to look beyond conservation and at the way local entities review the impact growth projects have on supplies.

The Colorado River Indian Tribes of Arizona and California voted this month to give their namesake waterway the same legal rights as a person, saying the ‘living being’ deserves more protection while ...

With the seven basin states locked in a stalemate over Colorado River negotiations, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released its draft of options for managing the basin’s water supply. The states now ...

The sun rises over Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in July in Page, Ariz. The reservoir on the Colorado River has declined dramatically and is now less than one-third full.

Not so long ago, the Colorado River Delta near Yuma was 3,000 square miles of buzzing life, home to great stands of willows, cottonwoods and chattering legions of birds. On its damp floodplains, ...

The Bureau of Reclamation has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) outlining potential options for managing Lakes Powell and Mead and related Colorado River reservoir operations after ...