Dorany Pineda, Associated Press

Federal officials are considering cool water releases for the third consecutive year at Glen Canyon Dam in Northern Arizona this summer to safeguard the humpback chub, a federally protected fish.

Another severe wildfire season is forecast for the Western U.S. due to record-breaking heat and an abysmal snowpack, but some states and utilities are trying to get ahead of that threat using AI.

A group of environmental advocates sent a petition to the federal government with a simple, seemingly obvious message: Ensure that water from the Colorado River is only being delivered for reasonable and beneficial uses.