A single chart is putting the Southwest's water problems into focus this spring. It shows the effect of a heatwave felt in Las Vegas.

After a record low snowpack, Colorado River states face a near-term crisis at Lake Powell and an ongoing stalemate over ...

A federal plan to divide increasingly scarce Colorado River water drew 18,000 comments from Arizona and six other states that rely on the river. Unhappiness with the plan is widespread.

Editor's note: This article is published through the Colorado River Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative supported by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah ...

New Mexico water negotiator Estevan López said talks resumed this month, and the upper and lower basin states are using a ...

Some Colorado areas are beginning to see water restrictions go into place as drought conditions worsen across much of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The water levels in the vital Colorado River appear to be so low at points that people can walk across it, a new report reveals ...

Instead of agreeing on a traditional, 20-year deal for the Colorado River, the states that share the water source are focused ...

With Colorado facing its worst snowpack on record this winter, the Headwaters Center and River Journey Museum is doubling ...

Colorado's low winter snowpack may lead to an early start for whitewater rafting on Clear Creek. IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. — ...