Latest Colorado River News
Utah approves more money for farmers to save water and send it downstream
12-09-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — More money is headed to farmers in the Colorado River Basin, paying them to not grow as many crops and send the water they
Utah paid farmers to leave water in the Colorado River. Here’s how it’s going
12-09-2025 by David Condos
Kevin Cotner grows alfalfa in Carbon County. But this year, around a third of his family’s farmland hasn’t grown anything. “It's burnt,” h
Federal money is still in Trump limbo. Rural Utah is antsy about its water projects
12-09-2025 by David Condos
Price Mayor Michael Kourianos drew an imaginary line in the air between two scrubby desert hills. His hand traced the path of a planned 10
How Colorado River talks will affect Utahns and millions more across the Southwest
12-04-2025 by Brooke Larsen
States are in tense negotiations over the future of the drought-ridden river. What they decide will affect cities, tribes and farmers across
As states negotiate a new Colorado River deal, water cuts could be coming to Utah
11-13-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's chief negotiator over the Colorado River says progress has been made in coming up with a new agreement to manage the
New plan for Colorado River is still murky as states pass by early deadline
11-13-2025 by Annie Knox
States agree they need a long-term solution but other points of consensus are unclear Utahns hoping for clarity on the government’s next m
Colorado River talks stall as Utah, other states miss key deadline
11-12-2025 by Brooke Larsen
Current guidelines for the water supply for 40 million people expire at the end of 2026. Utah and the six other states that rely upon the
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
Researchers look to expand restoration efforts within Green River tributaries
09-12-2024 by Erin Lewis
Audio: Utah has a $276M bet on farms to save Colorado River water. How’s it going?
09-11-2024 by David Condos
TV: Utah has a $276M bet on farms to save Colorado River water. How’s it going?
09-11-2024 by Mark Wetzel and Shelby Lofton
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