SCOTUS: Colorado fires back in Nebraska water lawsuit
Colorado denies Nebraska’s South Platte claims and counters that Nebraska groundwater pumping is taking water belonging to Colorado.
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Nebraska v Colorado: Colorado urges SCOTUS to reject canal dispute
Nebraska and Colorado face off in the Supreme Court over South Platte River water rights and a long-delayed canal first promised a century ago.
SCOTUS: Nebraska sues Colorado over South Platte River Compact
Nebraska files suit in U.S. Supreme Court, claiming Colorado violates water compact and blocks canal vital to Nebraska’s farms, cities, and future water supply.
Colorado, Nebraska face off over canal water, eminent domain
Colorado and Nebraska clash over the proposed Perkins County Canal, with possible eminent domain stirring tensions around water rights.
Heavy rain eases drought across the Southwest
Heavy tropical rains eased drought across parts of the Southwest, bringing significant improvement to areas of the Colorado River Basin.
Rain helps parts of Colorado Basin, but drought persists
Monsoon rain brought some relief to the Colorado River Basin, but extreme drought persists in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico.