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.
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Lake Mead is getting a massive boost in water this summer after several California water agencies agreed to conserve up to 643,000 acre-feet of water through 2025 under an agreement with the federal government, more...
Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara The American Southwest has always been a dry place — cue the romantic visions of hot, rugged, sun-bleached, seemingly infinite landscapes and star-filled night skies. And yet, the plants, animals and people of the Four...
From the Department of the Interior: The Biden-Harris administration today announced an agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) that will conserve approximately 100,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead in 2023. The agreement includes approximately $77.6 million in new...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current For the next three months, climate scientists say Nevada can expect warmer winter temperatures and above average rain. Unusually warm waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean this year have created an El Niño weather pattern ...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert A consensus plan agreed to last spring by states in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin should keep sufficient water in the river’s key reservoirs for the next three years, according to a report released last...
