New bill would give Utah’s ‘water agent’ more ‘behind-the-scenes’ power to negotiate outside the state
As Utah grows, it needs more water. An unelected official tasked with finding more water could get more powerful if this bill ...
Colorado River ‘running out of time’ to improve lagging spring outlook, forecasters say
The mountains in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming saw a cluster of storms last month that aided their snowpack levels.
A New Plan to Flush Smallies Out of the Grand Canyon Seems to Be Working. Some Western Lawmakers Want to Squash It
A few Western lawmakers are trying to roll back a Biden-era strategy to control the spread of smallmouth bass in the Grand ...
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Utah conservationists fear the return of invasive Russian olive tree
A federal forest grant that conservationists rely on to fund monitoring and removal of the invasive and tenacious Russian ...
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Colorado River access to be temporarily restricted for construction to channelize river
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will begin construction to channelize the river mile -12 slough to prevent reproduction ...
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Some Colorado River states want a new federal review of water management plans
The Lower Basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada are asking for a fresh look at proposals for sharing the shrinking ...
Woman who helped shape rules for Colorado River water use asked to step down by Trump administration
There's new concern over the Colorado River's future, with a critical 2026 deadline for new water agreements looming.
Senate Democrats urge Trump administration to end Colorado River funding freeze
Senate Democrats from the U.S. West on Monday urged the Department of the Interior to end a funding freeze that could endanger the flow of the Colorado River. The lawmakers, from California, ...
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BIG PIVOTS: Why It’s Named ‘Lee Ferry’
Grand Canyon boaters putting into the Colorado River commonly do so about 15 miles downriver from Glen Canyon Dam, near the ...