The seven states that rely on the river blew a deadline to strike a new water sharing agreement. Cuts are surely coming.

A state board on Wednesday agreed to a Colorado River District proposal for the board to accept an interest in the Shoshone ...

Because of the shutdown, the Bureau of Reclamation cancels a high-volume water release from Glen Canyon Dam meant to rebuild Colorado River beaches. ● Department of Energy research lab announces a ...

In the 1950s, photographer Tad Nichols shot iconic images of Glen Canyon before the damming of the Colorado River. He died in 2000 but his photos remain the definitive account of the landscape now ...

To hike up this narrow canyon, Eric Balken pushed through dense thickets of green. In the shadow of towering red rock walls, his route along a muddy creekbed was lined with bushes and the subtle hum ...

River Mile 53.1: Approximate location of the front of the saltwater “wedge” that is pushing up the Mississippi River, in southern Louisiana, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. If the wedge ...

There is no more water available. That’s the assessment of a new report published Wednesday about the Colorado River by a coalition of environmental groups urging the states that rely on the river and ...

Looking to escape? Here are two recent trips local readers took across several National Parks. Check them out, then find more reader travel inspiration at www ...

More than three decades ago, water managers in Southern Nevada launched a plan to pipe groundwater from hundreds of miles away to augment Lake Mead’s water supply. The plan fell through and the region ...