Scapegoating downstream may feel satisfying, but it solves nothing. The only way forward is through compromise and ...

We cannot negotiate with people who say what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.”— <a href=" target="_blank">John ...

The Trump administration has set a mid-November deadline for the seven states that draw water from the river to reach an agreement.

Western Slope elected officials, water managers, engineers and conservationists met in Grand Junction on Friday, Oct. 3, all ...

DUCHESNE, Utah — New information is emerging about what's being negotiated between the seven states who rely on the Colorado River: an "amicable divorce" between the Upper and Lower Basins. At a ...

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 ...

The clock is ticking for seven states to figure out how they’ll share dwindling water in the Colorado River for the foreseeable future. In a meeting at the Utah State Capitol Thursday, the river’s ...

The state water board will decide this week whether to approve a proposal from the Western Slope that would allow one of the oldest and most powerful water rights on the Colorado River to be used to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ted Cooke was asked to withdraw his nomination to lead the Bureau of Reclamation. The withdrawal comes as seven ...