Latest Colorado River News
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...
Deep divisions on display at Colorado River summit
12-06-2024 by Ben Winslow
LAS VEGAS — Disagreements between the seven states over who gets what out of the Colorado River spilled out into public during a pair of bac...
Utah's idea to swap Colorado River water for desalination plant money may not be so crazy after all
12-05-2024 by Ben Winslow
LAS VEGAS — An unusual idea floated by the president of the Utah State Senate to get more shares of Colorado River water is intriguing Calif...
Negotiations moving slowly in new deals governing the Colorado River
12-05-2024 by Ben Winslow
LAS VEGAS — In the negotiations over new agreements managing the Colorado River, the people involved in the high-stakes talks describe thing...
Video: Utah explores 'credit' for conservation along Colorado River
08-28-2024 by Ben Winslow
Audio: A group of women come together through rafting Western rivers
08-21-2024 by Erin Lewis and Sheri Quinn
Video: From flames to floods: How wildfires could impact the Southern Utah water supply
08-19-2024 by Mori Kessler
Radioactive tailings near the Colorado River close to full removal
08-08-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Another Lake Powell pipeline proposal — but for Arizona tribes
07-26-2024 by Anastasia Hufham
Washington County leads state in replacing ‘lazy lawns’ with water-friendly landscaping
07-09-2024 by Mori Kessler
The Colorado River: Strategies from lower and upper basin states to reduce water consumption
07-09-2024 by Emma Pitts
What progress is being made in the Colorado River Basin to help?
06-22-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
‘Mud glaciers’ and sand waves: Unearth trapped sediment’s influence on the ever-changing Lake Powell
06-21-2024 by Alysha Lundgren
Washington County receives $20.5M for regional water reuse project
05-30-2024 by Mori Kessler
Is it safe to swim? Toxic algal blooms persist in Virgin River
05-28-2024 by Mori Kessler
Hammer or money? How water providers are pushing change
05-28-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
To replace dying coal mines, Carbon and Emery counties consider an inland port
05-22-2024 by Ben Winslow
This invasive tree is bad for everybody in Southern Utah. Well, almost everyone.
05-22-2024 by Alysha Lundgren
Southwest Utah’s horde of tourists and snowbirds are a stealthy demand on its water
05-18-2024 by David Condos
Utah 'encouraged' by new Colorado River cuts; 'progress' made on long-term plan
05-15-2024 by Carter Williams
Lingering drought effects are stealing the runoff thunder from Utah’s snowpack
05-13-2024 by David Condos
Generations past, generations to come: What two reporters took away from a Colorado River trip
05-11-2024 by Amy Joi O'Donoghue and Emma Pitts
Damage to Glen Canyon Dam reveals vulnerabilities of the entire Colorado River system
05-10-2024 by Anastasia Hufham
Audio: Here's why you will be hearing a lot more about the Colorado River
05-10-2024 by Sheri Quinn
A 'Parade of Homes' for water conservation that helps you save money and the environment
05-10-2024 by Ben Winslow
Thanks to NASA-born tech (and lasers), Utah is getting a precision look at its snowpack
05-09-2024 by David Condos
Climate change may help the Colorado River, new study says
05-09-2024 by Anastasia Hufham
2 Utah projects get federal funding to help improve water systems in the West
05-06-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
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