1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (134+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Arizona, California and Nevada would take less water from the Colorado River…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (544+ words) Lake Mead could soon benefit from the nation’s largest desalination plant thanks to an agreement that would allow water agencies in Nevada, Arizona, and California to explore ways to exchange water supplies across the drought-challenged Colorado River Basin. On Wednesday,…...

4+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (819+ words) As demand for critical minerals surges, Indigenous leaders and Amnesty International say mining is advancing without tribal consent. We hand-package the week’s best Grist stories. Delivered free every Saturday morning. As the Trump administration continues its push to secure critical…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (832+ words) Arizona, California and Nevada announced a plan this month to save up to 1 million acre-feet of Colorado River water through 2028. That’s on top of cuts already announced by the three states and Mexico, bringing the total proposed savings to 3.2 million…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (347+ words) LOS ANGELES -- With the Colorado River's giant reservoirs declining toward critically low levels, negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada announced Friday that they have agreed on a water-saving plan for the next two years. Representatives of the three states said…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (362+ words) Ian James Los Angeles Times (TNS) Sunday, May 3, 2026 | 2 a.m. LOS ANGELES — With the Colorado River’s giant reservoirs declining toward critically low levels, negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada announced Friday that they have agreed on a water-saving plan for the next…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (386+ words) LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — As negotiations continue on the future of the Colorado River, negotiators from all seven states have voiced frustration and disagree with federal proposals on what to do next. WATCH: Colorado River negotiators miss another federal deadline This…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (973+ words) The little-known river in one of the nation’s harshest deserts is facing pressure from mining companies, solar developers and even AI data centers. Without intervention preventing mining and solar farm development, the river that makes life possible in one of…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (167+ words) By Hannah Northey | 04/09/2026 01:25 PM EDT Conservationists warn that a federally backed Ioneer project will spur the extinction of an endangered desert wildflower. Tiehm’s buckwheat is a rare desert wildflower that grows in Nevada. Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity Environmentalists…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (236+ words) LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Lake Mead officials are warning visitors in the Government Wash area about dangerous conditions because of poisons produced by blue-green algae. The toxic Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) was initially reported on March 13. It’s the first of the…...