Runoff into the Colorado is at near record-low levels, and a new report calls out the need for emergency action.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal government plan to manage water shortages on the Colorado River could dry up the Central Arizona Project Canal and "wipe ...

An unprecedented March heatwave has forecasters shrinking already-low estimates for how much water will flow into the ...

We’re not looking at an incremental step here,” said Brad Udall of Colorado State University. “We’re looking at a complete ...

There is a slow-motion catastrophe unfolding across the American West, and most people living inside its shadow don't fully realize it yet. The Colorado River, a 1,450-mile lifeline carved through ...

Negotiators from seven states must tell the federal government on Tuesday whether they’ve made progress on an agreement to divide up water from the Colorado River. The river supplies drinking water ...

UPDATE: This story has been edited to add a projection from the Bureau of Reclamation’s “probable minimum” projections report. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Forecasts keep going from bad to worse for water in ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The clock is ticking down to a federal deadline Tuesday for California and six other Western states to reach the broad ...