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  • Another water-short year in the Southwest is taking its toll

    Another water-short year in the Southwest is taking its toll

    Generous spring snow storms were a momentary, if welcome, distraction from the region's real weather story: drought. Subscribers only

    by Cally Carswell, May 13, 2013
  • Spread the word and get an exclusive HCN poster

    Spread the word and get an exclusive HCN poster

    "Friends" campaign offers the new Colorado River Basin poster; Craig Childs wins Orion Book Award; John Dougherty produces "Cyanide Beach" documentary on mine pollution.

    by Jodi Peterson, Apr 29, 2013
  • Grand Canyon floods and native fish

    Grand Canyon floods and native fish

    Scientists thought periodic, controlled floods in the Grand Canyon might help native fish. But so far, there's little evidence they have.

    by Cally Carswell, Sep 16, 2012

  • The allure of the gnarled

    It took a while, but the writer eventually came to see the strange, harsh beauty of the gnarled old pinon and juniper trees in Canyon Country

    by Joshua Zaffos, May 16, 2005

  • On the Colorado River, a tug-of-war on a tightrope

    A wet winter postpones the declaration of a shortage on the Colorado River as the Upper and Lower Basin states continue to squabble over long-strategy for dealing with the region's droughts

    by Matt Jenkins, May 16, 2005
  • Las Vegas needs to let the market decide where the water goes

    Las Vegas needs to let the market decide where the water goes

    The only reason Las Vegas has managed to thrive in the scorching desert is that its water is subsidized and its use is disconnected from the real cost.

    by Andrew B. Wilson, Jan 03, 2012

  • Nine reasons why a river is good for the soul

    A writer on a river trip through canyon country muses on things like sand, rapids, ruins and time, as well as the joy that comes from being outside in the company of family and friends

    by Paul Miller, Aug 21, 2006

  • For the love of a river

    In the anthology There’s This River, Christa Sadler gathers the stories of rambunctious river rafters on the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River

    by Renee Guillory, Aug 21, 2006

  • The puzzle of plate tectonics

    In Grand Canyon: Solving Earth’s Grandest Puzzle, geologist James Lawrence Powell takes a look at the science behind the Grand Canyon, and the scientists who figured it out

    by Ewen Callaway, May 15, 2006
  • Brad Udall on Australian water reform

    Brad Udall on Australian water reform

    Lessons from Australia for the Colorado River Basin

    by Cally Carswell, Oct 09, 2011
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