States in the upper and lower halves of the Colorado River basin have spent the last few months negotiating how water cuts ...

Jay Famiglietti, a global futurist professor at Arizona State University and one of the authors of the research, said ...

As the Colorado River agreement inches toward expiration, the head of the Colorado River Authority of Utah announces that the ...

The Southwest and Rocky Mountain states are reviewing a plan that could split Colorado River water based on actual flows, not storage.

The Yakama Nation is speaking out following a presidential memorandum announcing the termination of the Resilient Columbia ...

St. Martin Parish council members and swamp advocates are opposing a river diversion project in the Atchafalaya Basin, citing concerns over flooding and ecological damage, and have filed a lawsuit ...

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – New research is showing that groundwater from the Colorado River Basin, or CRB, is depleting more quickly than most first thought. Researchers from Arizona State ...

A groundwater pump supplies water to Quechan tribal land at the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, along the Colorado River, on May 26, 2023, near Winterhaven, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images ...

If Arizona’s Colorado River water allocation was cut to zero, “we could burn through the available groundwater in 50 years,” Famiglietti said. “We’re talking about decades. That’s scary.

ST. MARTIN PARISH — A state-backed river diversion project intended to restore the Atchafalaya Basin is facing growing opposition from environmental advocates and fishermen who fear it could ...

New research based on satellite data shows the depletion of groundwater in the Colorado River Basin far exceeds losses from the river’s reservoirs. Scientists say overpumping is leading to ...

The Colorado River Basin’s groundwater supplies are dwindling, thanks to a combination of both natural events and human pumping activities, a new study has found. The critical Western system has ...