Latest Colorado River News
As Colorado River sees more cuts, Utah leaders feel pressure to strike a deal
08-20-2025 by Ben Winslow
MOAB, Utah — You can see how low the water levels are, even for this time of year. The "bathtub rings" are apparent on the shoreline and m
Capitol Hill looks at consolidating Colorado River power
08-20-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A legislative analysis presented to lawmakers on Tuesday recommended consolidating the Colorado River Authority of Utah und
As aquifer levels drop amid drought, Cedar City asks residents to conserve
08-06-2025 by Alysha Lundgren
With drought exacerbating Cedar Valley's water troubles, Cedar City officials are encouraging residents to conserve. Jonathan Stathis, a c
One Utah man’s quest to track the bugs fighting invasive trees on the Colorado River
08-04-2025 by David Condos
Killing a tamarisk tree is a tough job. Unless you’re a hungry tamarisk beetle. Then it’s just lunch. In their native Asia, the trees an
Navajo Nation pushes for water rights as Colorado River shrinks
07-29-2025 by Stephanie DeGraw
As the Colorado River faces historically low levels, Native American tribes that have depended on its life-sustaining waters for generations
Utah has water problems now. What if the megadrought lasts another 25 years?
07-29-2025 by David Condos
The megadrought that’s lasted 25 years so far could continue parching Utah and the Southwest until 2050. Or maybe even the end of the centur
To help Washington County with water, a $1.3 billion project is proposed
06-30-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — To help with southwestern Utah's rapid and massive population growth, the Washington County Water Conservancy District is n
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
Utah wants to shore up its Colorado River share with a water ‘savings account’
12-19-2024 by David Condos
Southern Utah looks to expand water reuse, 'ultra-efficient' landscaping
12-13-2024 by Ben Winslow and Chris Reed
U.S. Supreme Court hears Uinta Basin Railway case and challenge to major environmental law
12-13-2024 by Ben Winslow
New data could tell us how much of Utah’s water simply disappears into the air
12-10-2024 by David Condos
St. George has cut a slice of turf from its golf game — and is eyeing more
12-10-2024 by David Condos
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
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