The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River have missed a deadline for the second time to agree on a plan ...

Historically bad snow and water conditions raise stakes for Colorado River basin states as feds prepare to intervene. The post Desperate in failing Colorado River negotiations, Wyoming water officials ...

The Colorado River Basin's seven member states said they failed to reach a new 20-year operating deal to manage the river's ...

The seven Colorado River states were unable to agree on how to manage the river and its major reservoirs by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Feb. 14 deadline. This marks the second missed federal ...

With another federal deadline days away and record-low snowfall further drying out the watershed, states are now mulling litigation options.

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.

DUCHESNE, Utah — New information is emerging about what's being negotiated between the seven states who rely on the Colorado River: an "amicable divorce" between the Upper and Lower Basins. At a ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The seven states that rely on the Colorado River to supply farms and cities across the U.S. West appear no closer to reaching a consensus on a long-term plan for sharing the dwindling ...

The battle over one of the Colorado River’s oldest, non-consumptive water rights continued this week during a 14-hour Colorado Water Conservation Board hearing over whether the rights could be used ...

The future of the Colorado River — a vital water source for 80% of Central and Southern Arizona — is more uncertain than ever. The seven Colorado River Basin states and the federal government have ...

LAS VEGAS (CN) — The dramatic shifts in federal policy and law affecting places like the Colorado River basin is akin to a tennis game. One political party has the ball for four to eight years, or ...

The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River missed a deadline for the second time Saturday to agree on a plan addressing record drought and water shortages.