Life in the southwestern U.S. as we know it exists thanks to the water of the Colorado River, which flows for approximately 1,450 miles from the Rockies to the Gulf of California. The river gets its ...

Lakes Mead and Powell, icons of 20th-century water engineering in the American West, are in bad shape. Both reservoirs are about one-third full and sit today at record lows. The federal government, ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is spearheading efforts to ensure the Ohio River Basin remains a vibrant source of life and navigation for future generations. This week, USACE Great Lakes and Ohio ...

Following the Colorado River Basin states’ failure to reach an agreement, the future of the river and management of its two critical reservoirs now rest in the hands of the federal government.

In two separate proposals for how the nation’s two largest reservoirs should be managed, the seven states in the Colorado River basin agree on a couple of things, but can’t find common ground on ...