The water dispute between states is heating up after California could not come to an agreement with six other Colorado River Basin states about how to cut down on water needed from the Colorado River.

More human remains were discovered at Lake Mead at the weekend, less than a week after a barrel containing a possible murder victim was discovered at the body of water located near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ambitions to start a uranium industry on American soil are being reawakened - but so are fears of the pollution the industry is bringing.

If imports end because of the war, American companies may look to increase domestic mining, which has a toxic history on Indigenous lands.

Highlights from a Discussion of the Colorado River Basin and Glen Canyon Dam

A virtual conference is scheduled on Monday to discuss the future of the Colorado River with some of the nation's leading scientists, Indigenous community leaders along with former and high-ranking federal officials.

A multi-decade drought has left Lake Mead and Lake Powell with record low water levels.

Opponents say the project would threaten roads, wildlife, and even the night sky itself, not to mention the lifeblood of the South Rim: water. Proponents point to economic development to serve an ever-increasing number of visitors.