Returning Rapid’s Mike Dehoff likens the river to a friend who is sick in the hospital ― and its symptoms are worsening As I hopped onto a raft, surrounded by deep red, rugged river canyons, submittin...

Lake Powell and Lake Mead’s declining water levels force basin states to confront old rules in a new reality The Colorado River is managed like a joint bank account — seven states have equal shares of...

In 1963, the Glen Canyon Dam was built. It created Lake Powell Reservoir, which straddles Utah and Arizona, to ensure a water supply for the lower Colorado River basin states and Mexico. Over the past...

‘The bottom line is we’re pursuing the opportunity to give credit where credit is due for this conserved water,’ Colorado River Authority of Utah Executive Director Amy Haas said The issue of water —...

The proposed luxury resort on a former campground site has sparked outcry over environmental and community impacts Utah’s Wild West is no stranger to land conflicts. Unlike the days of the American fr...