Negotiators from seven states must tell the federal government on Tuesday whether they’ve made progress on an agreement to divide up water from the Colorado River. The river supplies drinking water ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Seven Western states say they’ve made progress in negotiations aimed at addressing the Colorado River’s chronic ...

A tribal nation has declared the Colorado River a legal person. An Indigenous leader says it reflects how her people have ...

Arizona cities like Phoenix face significant water restrictions from the Colorado River if new deals with farmers and tribes are not made. Existing agreements and federal funds that have protected ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A yearslong effort to purchase two of the most powerful water rights on the Colorado River has cleared another hurdle after the state water board agreed to ...

Utah and the six other states that rely upon the Colorado River on Tuesday failed to reach an agreement on how to manage the drought-stricken waterway that supplies water to 40 million people. The ...

The Colorado River Indian Tribes have formally accorded personhood status to the Colorado River, creating a powerful new mechanism to protect the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid ...

With no seven-state Colorado River agreement in hand, Gov. Katie Hobbs and Arizona legislative leaders from both parties asked the U.S. Interior Department Tuesday to step in and ensure any agreement ...

The future of the Colorado River, and its use by seven states that rely on it, is still up in the air after negotiators failed to meet a deadline set by the federal government. The Upper Basin and ...

Negotiators from seven Western states missed a crucial deadline Tuesday to reach a consensus on dividing up water from the Colorado River. The states are negotiating new guidelines for how the federal ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The seven states that make up the Colorado River basin are facing a Tuesday decision with the federal government on a commitment to draw down on water use on a river in crisis. The ...

PHOENIX – Seven states, including Arizona, missed Tuesday’s federally imposed deadline for a preliminary agreement on how to reduce Colorado River water usage after the current deal expires next year.