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Trump has picked former Central Arizona Project manager Ted Cooke as the next commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. If confirmed, he will be the main federal official overseeing Colorado River matters.

Attempts to regulate groundwater in rural Arizona have stalled in the Legislature and Gov. Katie Hobbs' office says negotiators haven't met since early April.

The authors of a new memo say that states need to take shared water cutbacks to manage the Colorado River going forward.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says Arizona will likely continue to take cuts in its Colorado River supply next year. The region’s historic drought shows no signs of easing.

A new report identifies ways to create resilient water and wastewater systems in historically neglected communities most vulnerable to climate change.

This week’s meeting focused on the management of Glen Canyon Dam was canceled by the Trump Administration. It's one of many scientific conferences and federal meetings that have been canceled or indefinitely postponed.

Colorado River conservation programs have stopped receiving money from the federal government despite temporary restraining orders intended to halt the Trump Administration’s funding freeze.

A new paper coauthored by Northern Arizona University scientists proposes solutions for the decline of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The lake’s level has dropped about 4 inches a year since the 1990s.

The Imperial Irrigation District in California is the Colorado River's largest water user. A new conservation plan will spend hundreds of millions to save water, but environmental advocates raised concerns.

The Navajo Nation Council has unanimously approved a proposed water rights settlement. The deal would provide key water infrastructure for the tribe to supple tens of thousands of homes.