water issues

Unsustainable water practices, drought and climate change are causing this crisis across the U.S. Southwest.

Arkansas River report for the week ending June 27, 2022.

Wyoming crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending June 26, 2022.

Colorado crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending June 26, 2022.

The weekend brought welcome precipitation to parts of the Arkansas Basin, but the U.S. Drought Monitor continues to show varying levels of drought basin-wide. NOAA's three-month temperature outlook, released June 16, shows a 50-60% likelihood of above-normal temperatures in most of Colorado through September.

PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are a large group of human-made chemicals - currently estimated to be around 9,000 individual chemical compounds - that are used widely in consumer products and industry.

Two decades of extreme drought have put a squeeze on Arizona's water supply, but a once-obscure state agency could soon be at the forefront of keeping the taps flowing.

Colordo crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending June 5, 2022.

Wyoming crop progress and condition report for the week ending May 29, 2022, from the USDA.

Colorado crop progress and condition report for the week ending May 28, 2022, from the USDA.