As Basin state governors met in Washington D.C., to try and break the impasse, Colorado’s Attorney General said the state has a deep bench of lawyers to contend with multiple water disputes.

The Shoshone water rights shape how Colorado River water flows around Colorado. A proposed change has sparked both broad support and concerns.

The Interior secretary pressed governors to cut a water-sharing deal for the West’s most important river — but issued none of the threats or ultimatums that have been key to prior agreements, ...

With another federal deadline only weeks away and record-low snowfall further drying out the watershed, states have begun talking about whether they are prepared for litigation.

The fight over the dwindling Colorado River has long been nonpartisan. Now an unprecedented meeting of governors over the issue raises the political stakes.

Arizona and the six other states face a Feb. 14 deadline to strike a new water sharing agreement. Cuts are surely coming.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - The Colorado River runs through mountains near Burns, Colo., on April 12, 2023. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP, File) ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs expressed her confidence in a path forward still being possible ahead a meeting regarding the ...

The battle over one of the Colorado River’s oldest, non-consumptive water rights continued this week during a 14-hour Colorado Water Conservation Board hearing over whether the rights could be used ...

The Colorado River connects a complex network of communities, economies and landscapes from the headwaters of the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of California. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s August ...