Western Water

The Colorado River Basin is operating under a new plan as of January 1st. For the first time ever, it includes mandatory cutbacks for some who draw water from the river. KUNC’s Alex Hager has more…

Water agencies from three western states and the federal government have signed a deal to leave extra water in Lake Mead, a reservoir that supplies water throughout the Southwest. KUNC’s Alex Hager has more.

Some of the most important researchers and decision makers in Western water will gather in Las Vegas this week to discuss the future of the Colorado River. KUNC’s Alex Hager has more.

The 20-year drought across the US West is taking a real toll on the Colorado River. Lakes Powell and Mead are at historic lows. Host Amy Hadden Marsh…

California is spending more than $200 million to keep an unfolding ecological crisis from getting worse. The state wants to stabilize habitat along the southern bank of the Salton Sea, the state’s largest lake.

Tracking the coronavirus pandemic could soon be a bit easier because of one simple fact: everyone poops. Around the world , wastewater plants have...

Charismatic is hardly the best word to describe the humpback chub, a fish with a frowny eel face jammed onto a sportfish body in a way that suggests...

A tight-lipped Western Colorado irrigation association is remaining neutral on the growing presence of private investors in their sizable pool of senior...

The water has made development possible and is used for farms, homes and businesses. Meanwhile, recreation has risen to over 4 million annual visitors...

When the Glen Canyon Dam was completed in 1966, it was a major development for water management in the arid west. It would also transform Glen Canyon,...