Arizona

Water experts opened June by gathering at the University of Colorado, Boulder, for talks about the future of the Colorado River. Top policymakers were notably absent.

The basin has lost 27.8 million acre-feet of groundwater since 2003. That's roughly the volume of Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir.

Top water negotiators declined to speak at an upcoming conference amid closed-door meetings about the future of the water supply for 40 million people.

The authors of a new memo say the seven states negotiating over a new Colorado River deal need to take shared water cutbacks to manage the river going forward.

The UCLA study says Utah trails other Colorado River Basin states when it comes to cleaning and reusing wastewater. Propping up the Great Salt Lake, however, complicates things.

The FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country.

The Pacific Institute reports looks at nature-based solutions and technology to help those hit hardest by climate change. But as federal funding dries up, it could be harder to address water woes and prepare communities for more frequent and extreme weather.

The Lower Basin states are asking for a fresh look at proposals for sharing the shrinking Colorado River water supply and changes to Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam.

Wildlife managers say an annual population survey shows there are now at least 286 Mexican gray wolves roaming parts of New Mexico and Arizona. That is 11% more than the previous year.

States that use the Colorado River say they don't want to go to the Supreme Court, but some are quietly preparing for litigation.

According to online video, fans can be heard yelling a profane phrase directed at Mormons as the teams were leaving the court following the basketball team’s 96-95 loss to BYU on Saturday night.

Immigrants without legal status make up a large part of the workers in several industries and have a combined household income of almost $27 billion in the Mountain West.