Latest Colorado River News
Cox, other governors summoned to DC for Colorado River talks
01-22-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox said he and his fellow governors of states along the Colorado River have been summoned to Washington D
Colorado River states have just weeks to strike a deal. Here’s why it’s so hard for them to agree.
01-15-2026 by Brooke Larsen
Utah and seven other states have until Feb. 14 to agree on how to share the drought-stricken water supply for 40 million people. Each neg
Utah’s snowpack is at a record low. Here’s what the latest water forecast shows.
01-15-2026 by Brooke Larsen
Despite recent storms, the outlook for Western snowpack remains dismal, forecasters say Snowpack in the mountains that feed the Colorado R
Tribes stake their claim on the Colorado River, and help conserve it
01-15-2026 by Jennifer Solis
Tribes across the West have worked with states to protect the Colorado River and conserve enough water to raise elevations in the river’s tw
Feds release plan for Colorado River if states don't strike a deal
01-14-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released its proposed plan for managing the Colorado River if the states along the river fai
The Great Salt Lake enters 2026 uncomfortably close to record lows
01-08-2026 by Leia Larsen
A dry start to winter brings echoes of 2022. The Great Salt Lake rang in 2026 in pretty rough shape. The lake has struggled for years wi
Could this idea help solve some of the Colorado River water fights?
01-02-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The president of the Utah State Senate has an idea he thinks could help states along the Colorado River. "What we do in U
'Everyone has a lot to lose.' Trump administration warns states in Colorado River negotiations
12-19-2025 by Ben Winslow
‘The time to act is now’: Colorado River states still clashing as feds pressure them to reach a deal
12-19-2025 by Brooke Larsen
Grappling with a horrible hydrology, Colorado River states try to strike a deal
12-17-2025 by Ben Winslow
What some Utah leaders want to see out of this week's Colorado River meetings
12-16-2025 by Ben Winslow
Utah approves more money for farmers to save water and send it downstream
12-09-2025 by Ben Winslow
Utah paid farmers to leave water in the Colorado River. Here’s how it’s going
12-09-2025 by David Condos
Federal money is still in Trump limbo. Rural Utah is antsy about its water projects
12-09-2025 by David Condos
How Colorado River talks will affect Utahns and millions more across the Southwest
12-04-2025 by Brooke Larsen
As states negotiate a new Colorado River deal, water cuts could be coming to Utah
11-13-2025 by Ben Winslow
New plan for Colorado River is still murky as states pass by early deadline
11-13-2025 by Annie Knox
Colorado River talks stall as Utah, other states miss key deadline
11-12-2025 by Brooke Larsen
No deal, but states agree to keep talking in Colorado River negotiations
11-12-2025 by Ben Winslow
Colorado River: States miss their deadline on a deal, but they’re still talking
11-12-2025 by Annie Knox
Colorado River water shortages threaten to curtail Utah towns and farmers
11-11-2025 by Thys Reynolds
Utah's negotiator over the Colorado River says deal may be closer
11-07-2025 by Ben Winslow
5 things to know as the clock runs down on Colorado River talks
11-07-2025 by Annie Knox
Trump’s Colorado River deadline is almost here. Is Utah ready for cuts?
11-05-2025 by David Condos
Deadline closing in for Utah and 6 other states hammering out a new water plan
10-31-2025 by Annie Knox
Utah may be forced to cut water rights if no Colorado River deal is reached
10-31-2025 by Ben Winslow
Utah Supreme Court rejects Colorado River water pipeline project
10-23-2025 by Ben Winslow
Utah now runs the world's largest remote-controlled cloud seeding program
10-09-2025 by Ben Winslow
‘No water available’: Coalition warns Colorado River could drop to critical lows, calls for nine urgent reforms
10-09-2025 by Andrew Christiansen and Brooke Larsen
Paying farmers proves most cost-effective way to conserve Colorado River, study says
10-07-2025 by Jennifer Solis
Environmental groups' study calls for deep cuts to Colorado River water
10-02-2025 by Ben Winslow
As Colorado River sees more cuts, Utah leaders feel pressure to strike a deal
08-20-2025 by Ben Winslow
As aquifer levels drop amid drought, Cedar City asks residents to conserve
08-06-2025 by Alysha Lundgren
One Utah man’s quest to track the bugs fighting invasive trees on the Colorado River
08-04-2025 by David Condos
Navajo Nation pushes for water rights as Colorado River shrinks
07-29-2025 by Stephanie DeGraw
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