Drought paradox study reveals plants around Colorado River turn to groundwater when it gets too hot and dry, reducing flow into the already strained basin

Thirsty plants are sucking up water that would otherwise end up in the Colorado River, according to a new study. The findings ...
The Durango Herald

A drying-up Rio Grande basin threatens water security on both sides of the border

New research says the situation arguably is worse than challenges facing the Colorado River ALBUQUERQUE – One of North America's longest rivers, the Rio Grande – or Rio Bravo as it's called in Mexico ...
Newsweek

Colorado River Basin Has Lost As Much Water As the Size of Lake Mead

The Colorado River Basin has lost as much water as the size of Lake Mead over the past 21 years. A new study from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) found that climate change caused the loss of over ...
OPB

The Harney Basin is at a crossroads. Can it agree on a solution to its water crisis?

Oregon regulators are about to make a pivotal decision about how people can use groundwater in the southeast corner of the state. On Thursday, the Oregon Water Resources Commission will meet in Salem ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Water supply reduced in Yakima Basin for some rights holders after hot and dry May

A hot and dry May has hurt the water supply, and junior water rights holders in the Yakima Basin now will only receive 77% of their water allocation. Initially, junior water rights holders were ...