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Colorado River Basin sliding toward system-wide crash, new study warns

BOULDER, Colorado — If the Colorado River Basin experiences another dry winter, there will be an "outcome with devastating consequences," a new study warns. It is likely that storage in Lake Powell ...
Los Angeles Times

The West’s ‘Climate Mayors’ call for federal help as Colorado River flows decline

The mayors of Los Angeles, Phoenix and other Western cities are calling for the Trump administration to help the region address the Colorado River’s chronic water shortages. City leaders in the group ...
NPR

Can eating less beef and dairy help save the Colorado River?

Correction: The audio version of this story refers to Andrew Mead, the writer of an opinion piece in the L.A. Times. That is incorrect. The correct name is Aaron Mead. Climate change is affecting our ...
Los Angeles Times

Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin, satellite data show

New research based on satellite data shows the depletion of groundwater in the Colorado River Basin far exceeds losses from the river’s reservoirs. Scientists say overpumping is leading to alarmingly ...
The Greeley Tribune

Where does all the Colorado River water go? A huge amount goes to grow cattle feed, new analysis shows.

More Colorado River water is used to grow a single crop than for drinking water, business needs and industrial uses combined across the seven-state river basin that’s home to more than 40 million ...
NPR

As a deadline approaches, Colorado River states are still far apart on water sharing

Ahead of a deadline next week, the seven states that share the Colorado River have revealed competing plans for how the river should be managed in the future. They're split into two factions, with the ...