water rights

In the four-part series, Houston-based journalist Charly Edsitty examines the struggle to secure reliable water resources and a historic settlement that could grant tribes long-awaited access to the Colorado River.

Gov. Katie Hobbs officially signed the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement Wednesday.

Leaders of three northern Arizona tribes advocated for a comprehensive water rights settlement this week in Washington D.C.

Members of Arizona's congressional delegation have introduced legislation that would authorize a water rights settlement with thew Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe and San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.

The Navajo Nation Council is considering legislation to approve a sweeping water rights settlement with the federal government over the Colorado River and Little Colorado River Basin.

The Navajo Nation is closing in on a settlement that will put it on a path to piping water to the tens of thousands of tribal members in Arizona who still live without it.

Gov. Katies Hobbs addressed the Navajo Nation Council on the first day of its summer session, becoming the first sitting Arizona governor to provide a report during a session.

A Supreme Court ruling last week will make it harder for the Navajo Nation to get water from the Colorado River.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation Thursday in a landmark decision about the tribe’s rights to the water in the Colorado River. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports.

A new podcast called “Parched” explores the complexities of the Colorado River Basin, at a time when persistent drought has sparked difficult discussions about water. Its goal is to shine a light on solutions. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with the podcast’s host Michael Elizabeth Sakas, a climate reporter at Colorado Public Radio.