PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Colorado River crisis is threatening the water supply of 40 million people and the electricity that powers cities across the Southwest, including Phoenix, Los Angeles and San ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Bakersfield is reducing the amount of water released into the Kern River after the city's extra water supply ran out. City leaders say after months of keeping water ...

The sand used to build cities, roads and other infrastructure is being removed from many rivers faster than nature can replace it, according to a global review led by researchers from Nanyang ...

A deepening water crisis in the Western United States has reached an impasse as disagreement among affected states is grinding progress to a halt, and the well of potential solutions is close to ...

The federal government has accepted a plan proposed by Arizona, California and Nevada that will cut Arizona's Colorado River supply by 31% over the next two years, the Los Angeles Times reports. Chris ...

Despite below-average diversion for this time of year, rapid reservoir draft continues because of low system-wide natural flow. Climate data for the month of June were updated late last week in a ...

Water levels at Colorado's Lake Powell could decline to the point where its dam can no longer generate electricity, imperiling the power supply for millions of people across the American West. A new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The City of Bakersfield announced it will end its water flow in the Kern River by the end of the ...

While diversion has remained fairly constant—and below average—for several weeks, low natural flow is keeping reservoir draft rate above average as we move into the second half of the irrigation ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When neighbors first learned an open-pit gravel mine would begin operating in their neighborhood, they voiced concerns about water quality, noise and dust. To ease their fears, ...

A federal plan would impose drastic water cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada in dry years over the next decade. A legal battle could follow. By Scott Dance Reporting from Washington Communities ...

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