2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (1794+ words) The Central Arizona Project canal winds through Phoenix on March 26, 2026. The 336-mile canal system pumps water from the Colorado River to the Phoenix and Tucson areas. Water supplies for the canal's users will be cut under a new plan for…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (276+ words) Under a new federal plan out today to manage the Colorado river, Arizona, California and Nevada would share steep water cuts over the next decade. The plan by will deeply impact communities and farms across those states. ALEX HAGER, BYLINE:…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (54+ words) NPR Colorado River crisis: Lower basin braces for massive federal water cuts The Trump Administration has released a two-year operating plan for the Colorado River. Arizona, California and Nevada are expected to cut their water use from the river. Become…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (66+ words) NPR Environment Story Of The Day NPR hide caption A new Colorado River plan means big water cuts for some states The federal government finally has a new plan for the shrinking Colorado River. It spells out which states will…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (68+ words) NPR The Navajo Nation wants to expand a coal mine. The plan could displace some families Coal mining has been a big part of the Navajo Nation's economy for decades. As mines and power plants have been closing, the tribe…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (363+ words) The water levels of Lakes Powell and Mead are at record lows. What does that mean for the millions of people who rely on the country's two biggest reservoirs and the Colorado River that feeds them? The country's two largest…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (490+ words) NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Russ Schumacher, professor at Colorado State University, about a new government proposal to reallocate water from the Colorado River among Western states who rely on it. When it comes to water, what happens in Colorado…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (135+ words) A federal plan for addressing a water crisis affecting seven western states is now public. The Bureau of Reclamation says the plan would be updated every two years, and seeks to curb usage. The Colorado River provides water to tens…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1542+ words) School children walk through the shallows past submerged and abandoned school buildings at the El Molo Bay primary school in Komote, Kenya. Teachers at the school say the buildings have become a breeding ground for crocodiles. Tommy Trenchard for NPR…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (72+ words) Arizona farmers would be among the first affected by a new proposal to reduce water delivers from the Colorado River. They hope it leads to longer term stability. How Arizona could benefit from a proposal to stabilize the Colorado River…...