For decades, the Colorado River Delta was a shadow of its former self—a barren, cracked landscape where water once flowed freely. Drained by agriculture and urban expansion, the once-mighty ...

Kevin G. Wheeler, Jennifer Pitt, Timothy M. Magee and Daniel F. Luecke. “Alternatives for Restoring the Colorado River Delta,” Natural Resources Journal, 47(4): 917-967. Abstract: The ongoing debate ...

If we are to take seriously the threats of drought, climate change and water security, we should not reduce this place to a warring of two — or even many — sides.

The impact on water users of alternative plans for supplying sustainable flows to restore biodiversity in the Colorado River Delta; and The operation of the Flaming Gorge Dam to simulate natural flow ...

A now dry Colorado River delta branches into the Baja/Sonoran Desert near the Sea of Cortez. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

The seven states that rely on water from the shrinking Colorado River are unlikely to agree to voluntarily make deep reductions in their water use, negotiators say, which would force the federal ...

How states dependent on the Colorado River are struggling to strike a long-term agreement Years of overuse combined with rising temperatures and drought have meant less water flows in the Colorado ...