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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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The Biden administration weighs in on Colorado River management
December 03, 2024
Amid mounting drought, changing federal leadership and stalled state negotiations, new federal proposals aim to chart a forward path.
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Colorado River Water Use in Three States Drops to 40-Year Low
June 14, 2024
Arizona, California, and Nevada take less water from the struggling river.
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Nevada Supreme Court issues major water ruling
January 26, 2024
With significant implications for the management of groundwater in Nevada, the Supreme Court had ruled that the state has broad authority over such management.
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‘Scoping’ results show new Colorado River rules will face a range of demands
October 24, 2023
A new federal government report shows Colorado River states are aiming to agree on a plan to cut back on water, but remain divided about how to share the shrinking supply among tens of millions across the Southwest.
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States opposed tribes’ access to the Colorado River 70 years ago. History is repeating itself.
October 17, 2023
Records shed new light on states’ vocal opposition in the 1950s to tribes claiming their share of the river.
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‘Blessed to have water’: Hualapai Tribe praises historic water rights settlement
October 02, 2023
After more than a decade of negotiations, the Hualapai Tribe settled with the federal government and the state of Arizona to provide water to the tribal residents, and establish a trust fund of $312 million that can be used to develop water infrastructure on the Hualapai Nation.
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The case of the Colorado River’s missing water
July 21, 2023
Researchers are trying to unravel the mystery of snow that falls but never shows up in the river.
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The Colorado River flooded the Chemehuevi’s land. Decades later, the tribe still struggles to get its share of the river
July 05, 2023
Nearly all of the tribe’s water remains in the river and ends up being used by Southern California cities.
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How Arizona stands between tribes and their water
June 14, 2023
A High Country News/ProPublica investigation shows that Arizona goes to unusual lengths in water negotiations to extract restrictive concessions from tribes.
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Hay – yes, hay – is sucking the Colorado River dry
June 05, 2023
Desert farming, wasteful irrigation and the profoundly thirsty crop is bringing the critical river to the brink.
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The very bad math behind the Colorado River crisis
April 28, 2023
California and Arizona are currently fighting each other over water from the Colorado River, but this isn’t new – it’s actually been going on for over 100 years; at one point, the states literally went to war about it – and the problem comes down to some really bad math from 1922.
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