Utah

Reclamation awards $20.9 million to six salinity control projects in Colorado and Utah

Photo: Ashley Upper and Highline Canal rehabilitation under the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program The Bureau of Reclamation today…

2 months ago

Lithium mining is about to go big on the Colorado River. Here’s what to know.

Photo: The process uses an astounding amount of water, which is in short supply across Utah and the arid West.…

4 months ago

Utah’s clawing way out of an extreme water deficit. Will it last?

Photo: Spenser Heaps, Deseret News Glen Canyon Dam holds back Lake Powell in Page, Ariz., on Monday, July 18, 2022.…

6 months ago

Biden admin outlines plan to cut vital water supplies in western states

Photo: Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau speaks alongside Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in Commerce City, Colorado, on Dec.…

1 year ago

Drought Spreads to 93 Percent of West — That’s Never Happened

Photo: In an aerial view, the San Gabriel River and the exposed lakebed of the San Gabriel Reservoir are seen…

3 years ago