Thirsty plants are sucking up water that would otherwise end up in the Colorado River, according to a new study. The findings ...

We live in an era of compounding climate disasters. Hurricanes lead to power failures that make heat waves more miserable. Heat waves harden the ground and make flooding worse. The Colorado River ...

As a record-hot winter continues across much of the West, forecasters are dialing back estimates for how much water will flow ...

New issues of concern keep arising as officials in Wilmington and Brunswick County urge rejection of Fuquay-Varina's plan on ...

The Colorado River water crisis isn't hitting everyone equally—century-old water laws mean that some communities face existential threats while others remain secure: these tensions are the heart of ...

While the outlook is based on conditions through March 9, newer snowfall has added moisture back into the system, and some of that was still unfolding as the forecast package was finalized. That added ...

A lack of overall snowpack and expanding drought conditions are still leading to a below normal runoff forecast for the ...

Stakeholders in Missouri and North Dakota see this as the latest step in decades of conflict over the Missouri River Basin's water resources. The post North Dakota diversion project dials up the ...