Latest Colorado River News
The Rocky Mountains have gotten near-average snow this year. So, why are forecasts for Lake Powell inflows so low?
01-16-2025 by Anastasia Hufham
The Rocky Mountains have gotten near-average snow this year. So, why are forecasts for Lake Powell inflows so low? Snowpack levels across...
Our most engaging stories of 2024
12-26-2024 by Becca Green
As we head into 2025, the team at Great Salt Lake Collaborative would like to thank each of you for taking the time to be engaged on these i...
Utah wants to shore up its Colorado River share with a water ‘savings account’
12-19-2024 by David Condos
Coby Hunt’s farm field near the southeast Utah town of Green River would normally be filled with alfalfa growing up to his knees. This yea...
Southern Utah looks to expand water reuse, 'ultra-efficient' landscaping
12-13-2024 by Ben Winslow and Chris Reed
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Water managers in this desert community are looking to make some big policy shifts in an effort to stretch resources a li...
U.S. Supreme Court hears Uinta Basin Railway case and challenge to major environmental law
12-13-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether to rein in a major environmental law in a case involving 88-miles...
New data could tell us how much of Utah’s water simply disappears into the air
12-10-2024 by David Condos
For all the talk about how much water exits Utah through the Colorado River, that’s not the primary way water leaves the state. Much of it s...
St. George has cut a slice of turf from its golf game — and is eyeing more
12-10-2024 by David Condos
On the edge of St. George’s Sunbrook Golf Course, manicured greens give way to a mound of gray rock dotted with small palm trees, yuccas and...
Negotiations moving slowly in new deals governing the Colorado River
12-05-2024 by Ben Winslow
Think Utah farmers should do without irrigation? Here’s what that looks like
11-26-2024 by David Condos
How unconventional crops could save water — and reshape Utah farming
11-22-2024 by David Condos
Video: Utah farmers experimenting with alternative crops to save water
11-21-2024 by Mark Wetzel and Shelby Lofton
Will Lake Powell become Lake Mud? Inside the growing sediment crisis
11-04-2024 by Emma Pitts
‘This river has a spirit’: Native Americans share ancestral ties to Colorado River and its tributaries
11-04-2024 by Stephanie DeGraw
With water rights in hand, Navajo still hope to restore farms on Utah’s San Juan
10-31-2024 by David Condos
Navajo food traditions tap into the past, and future, of farming the arid Southwest
10-31-2024 by David Condos
Historic water rights settlement could help Indigenous farmers thrive
10-31-2024 by Mark Wetzel and Shelby Lofton
At Utah water summit, updates on the Colorado River, Great Salt Lake and property taxes
10-17-2024 by Ben Winslow
Coalition lawsuit challenges Green River lithium mining approval
10-17-2024 by Mariah Maynes
Video: It was meant to help the Great Salt Lake and Colorado River, so why isn't anyone using it?
10-16-2024 by Ben Winslow
Photo essay: How the Green River gives life to a rural Utah town
10-09-2024 by Brice Tucker
Scientists study implications of oxygen level changes on Lake Powell’s fish population, algae
10-09-2024 by Stephanie DeGraw
Farmers help a small town thrive with a big assist from a river
10-08-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Melons and the Green River: Giving life to a rural Utah town
10-08-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Video: New study suggests changes to how you pay for water in Utah
10-08-2024 by Ben Winslow
'Could we light it on fire?' Questions bubble up as Lake Powell's 'volcanoes' erupt greenhouse gases
10-03-2024 by Alysha Lundgren
Legendary angler gives plenty of reasons to protect the 'best' river in the world
09-19-2024 by Sheri Quinn
Audio: Researchers create a new tool to inform about post-2026 Colorado River management
09-19-2024 by Erin Lewis
Helping to save the Colorado River with virtual fencing
09-18-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
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