The Colorado River Basin's seven member states said they failed to reach a new 20-year operating deal to manage the river's water. The post Feds take over after Western states fail to strike Colorado ...

The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River have missed a deadline for the second time to agree on a plan ...

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Federal officials gave the clearest timeline yet for when a breakthrough could come in closed-door negotiations over the water supply of 40 million Americans. On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of ...

The 30 tribal nations in the watershed — the river’s most senior water users — were deliberately excluded from the Colorado River Compact negotiations, a blatant attack on tribal sovereignty. In doing ...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (FOX5) — Gov. Joe Lombardo is requesting Interior Secretary Doug Burgum reschedule Colorado River negotiations for early January after a planned meeting last week did not proceed as ...

PHOENIX – Seven states, including Arizona, missed Tuesday’s federally imposed deadline for a preliminary agreement on how to reduce Colorado River water usage after the current deal expires next year.

The future of the Colorado River — a vital water source for 80% of Central and Southern Arizona — is more uncertain than ever. The seven Colorado River Basin states and the federal government have ...

The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River missed a deadline for the second time Saturday to agree on a plan addressing record drought and water shortages.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The seven states that rely on the Colorado River to supply farms and cities across the U.S. West appear no closer to reaching a consensus on a long-term plan for sharing the dwindling ...