An archive of news on the Colorado River’s drought, shrinking reservoirs, and efforts to craft a new management plan for seven states and Mexico post-2026.
The Bureau of Reclamation is currently preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to establish new operational guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead beyond 2026. As part of this effort, they have developed updated hydrology datasets to evaluate how different...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada, the driest state in the union, is only getting drier as the region’s supply of groundwater quickly disappears. The American Southwest – including Arizona, New Mexico, and portions of Nevada, Colorado, Utah and California...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Federal officials announced Friday they would continue water allocation cuts on the Colorado River for the fifth consecutive year following a persistent drought that’s shrunken the river’s largest reservoir. The Bureau of Reclamation announced that...
Latest projections stress the need for robust operational agreements for the Colorado River after 2026 The Bureau of Reclamation released the August...
By Pedro DiNezio, University of Colorado Boulder and Timothy Shanahan, The University of Texas at Austin A new wave of climate research is sounding a stark warning: Human activity may be driving drought more intensely – and more directly –...
By Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex As climate change drives rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, Mexico and the US are in the middle of a conflict over water, putting an additional strain on their relationship. Partly due to constant...
