Researchers call the free river rule an archaic “loophole” that should be closed to properly manage the state’s water ...

Amid drought and demand, the state is trying to circumvent the “use it or lose it” policy and change its water rights system.

Welcome back to The Runoff, where Aspen Journalism’s Water Desk provides insider news and water-related updates you won’t ...

Industry groups behind the Uinta Basin Railway proposal want the Supreme Court to narrow the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act ...

Colorado River Basin states have failed to reach an agreement about water cuts, risking involvement from a federal agency.

Director of Elections Jonathan Brater said in a letter dated Monday that Rock River Clerk ... building in Colorado while ...

Recent legislation has attempted to conserve water and to get more water to the Great Salt Lake and Colorado River ... door to financial abuse. Welton: Did not answer. A Utah judge has voided ...

Andy Mueller, the general manager of the Colorado River District, delivered a strong message at the ... It argues that the lower basin overuse remains the primary problem coupled with climate change.

At least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospitalized, in an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions served ...

On a six-day expedition through Cataract Canyon, I learned what's at stake for the Colorado River — and the people who are ...

The Colorado River is managed like a joint bank account — seven states have equal shares of two basins, and not a single drop ...

Water managers across the West say they do not expect a new Trump administration will alter post-2026 Colorado River talks.