Los Angeles Times • 2026-08-01

Fishing closures are becoming routine as record heat warms rivers in the West

Many trout anglers let their catch swim free after netting it. But temperature-stressed rainbow or cutthroat trout can die if they're out of water even briefly.

CBS • 2026-07-31

California, Arizona, Nevada would face water cuts from Colorado River under federal proposal

Arizona, California, and Nevada would take less water from the Colorado River under a federal proposal to stave off a crisis in the river.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-07-31

Trump administration releases long-awaited 10-year plan for dwindling Colorado River

The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for cutting water use to prop up the Colorado River's reservoirs, which have fallen to a record low.

CBS • 2026-07-27

Colorado River reservoirs hit record lows as Trump administration threatens major cuts

It's a moment of reckoning in the drought-stricken West as seven states can't agree on how to share the rapidly shrinking water supply.