COLORADO RIVER IN CRISIS
A Six-Part Series by LA Times staff and interviewing the people of the Colorado River Basin with sound and visuals

LA TIMES STAFF

• Journalists: Ian James, Sammy Roth, Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Hayley Smith and Rong-Gong Lin II
• Videography: Albert Brave Tiger Lee
• Podcasts: Denise Guerra, Kasia Broussalian, Gustavo Arellano, David Toledo and Ashlea Brown
• Photography: Carolyn Cole, Luis Sinco, Brian van der Brug, and Gina Ferazzi
• Graphics: Sean Green
• Editors: Monte Morin, John Penner, Isabelle D’Antonio and Dave Bennett
• Photo editor: Marc Martin
• Promotion and engagement: Javier Panzar and Mary Kate Metivier
• Design: Alison Hong, David Lewis and Beto Alvarez
• Editorial assistants: Roberto Reyes and Nicolas Perez
• Engineers: Mario Diaz, Mark Nieto and Mike Heflin
• Fellow: Helen Li
• Editor: Kinsee Morlan
• Producers: Jazmin Aguilera, Heba Elorbany and Shani Hilton
• Music is by Andrew Eapen

VIDEOS

• December 26, 2022 - Desert suburbia is growing. But the Colorado River, and Arizona's groundwater, cannot keep up. You Tube.
• January 13, 2023 - The Colorado River is drying up. Climate change and drought have taken a major toll. YouTube.
• January 20, 2023 - Colorado Riverkeeper says day of reckoning is here: ‘This river can’t sustain 40 million people’. YouTube.
• January 27, 2023 - Agriculture under pressure: The Imperial Valley braces for a future with less water. YouTube.
• January 31, 2023 - Reclaiming the river: Tribes push for change on the Colorado River. YouTube.
• January 31, 2023 - Reviving the river: A pulse of water revives the dry Colorado River Delta. YouTube.

PODCASTS

• Part One: A Dying River - Podcast. YouTube.
• Part Two: The Source - Podcast. YouTube.
• Part Three: The Dam - Podcast. You Tube.
• Part Four: The Tribe - Podcast. YouTube.
• Part Five: The Valley - Podcast. YouTube.
  
• Part Six: The End - Podcast. YouTube.
  

PHOTO JOURNALISM

• January 26, 2023 - The Colorado River: Where the West quenches its thirst. Luis Sinco for Los Angeles Times.

NARRATIVES

• June 14, 2022 - Major water cutbacks loom as shrinking Colorado River nears ‘moment of reckoning.’ Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• June 20, 2022 - As water crisis worsens on Colorado River, an urgent call for Western states to ‘act now.’ Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• June 23, 2022 - Where Colorado River no longer meets the sea, a pulse of water brings new life. Ian James for The Los Angeles Times..
• July 15, 2022 - They sounded alarms about a coming Colorado River crisis. But warnings went unheeded. Ian James for The Los Angeles Times..
• December 19, 2022 - Federal Officials Urge Action on Shrinking Colorado River. Ian James for Los Angeles Times.
• December 26, 2022 - In Arizona, Colorado River crisis stokes worry over growrh and groundwater depletion. Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• January 19, 2023 - These farmers dominate the Colorado River. Cross them at your peril. Sammy Roth for The Los Angeles. Times.
• January 26, 2023 - The Colorado River is overused and shrinking. Inside the crisis transforming the Southwest. Ian James & Molly Hennessy-Fisk for The Los Angeles Times.
• January 26, 2023 - The Colorado River: Where the West quenches its thirst. Luis Sinco for Los Angeles Times.
• January 26, 2023 - A river guide's view of Lake Powell's decline and the depths of the Colorado River crisis. Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• January 26, 2023 - Inside the water crisis: A journey across the Colorado River Basin. Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• January 26, 2023 - The Colorado River is overused and shrinking. Inside the crisis transforming the Southwest. Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• January 27, 2023 - In California's Imperial Valley, farmers brace for less Colorado River water. By Ian James for The Los Angeles Times..
• January 29, 2023 - How Las Vegas declared war on thristy grass and set an example for the desert Southwest. By Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Ian James for LA Times.
• January 29, 2023 - Why desert golf courses and artificial lakes remain untouched by the Colorado River crisis. By Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• January 31, 2023 - "A Living Spirit' Native People Push for Changes to Protect the Colorado River. By Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• February 1, 2023 - Plan is elusive as river shrinks. By Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• February 2, 2023 - California pushes its plan to save water. Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• February 2, 2023 - From high above an Atmospheric River a deep dive for data. Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• February 3, 2023 - Why is California going it alone in Colorado River talks. By Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• February 4, 2023 - Law of the River is at the heart of water crisis. By Hayley Smith and Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• February 5, 2023 - Key Colorado River reservoirs unlikely to refill in our lifetimes. By Rong-Gong Lin II and Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.
• February 7, 2023 - Why California is so far apart from other states in Colorado River water cuts plan. Ian James and Sean Greene for The Los Angeles Times.
• February 18, 2023 - Officials study overhauling dam:Lake Powell’s low level imperils the ability to generate power, release water & Front Page Edition. Ian James for The Los Angeles Times.

Opinion

• California and its neighbors are at an impasse over the Colorado River: Here's a way forward. Eric Kuhn for The Los Angeles Times.

Additional Information

• The 2023 Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for operations at Glen Canyon Dam and Hoover Dam

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