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The Latest Breaking News from the Colorado River

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Imperial Irrigation District Delays Water Conservation Program For Fish

Imperial Irrigation District delays water conservation program to protect desert pupfish and address water scarcity in the Colorado River region.

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Federal officials say plan for water cuts from 3 Western states is enough to protect Colorado River

Federal officials say that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point that a three-state plan to reduce water use should keep the river basin on stable footing for several years

The Independent UK

The Rio Grande isn't just a border – it's a river in crisis

The Rio Grande is one of the longest rivers in North America, running some 1,900 miles (3,060 kilometers) from the Colorado Rockies southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. It provides fresh water for seven U.S. and Mexican states, and forms the border between Texas and Mexico, where it is known…

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Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River

The National Park Service will renew efforts to rid an area of the Colorado River in northern Arizona of invasive fish with a chemical treatment

The Independent UK

Federal officials plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River. Here's what to expect

Federal officials this week are expected to ease water cuts for Western states reliant on the Colorado River next year

The Independent UK

Biden protects Grand Canyon from mining

The designation permanently prevents uranium mining in the region, which has poisoned the Colorado River

Salon

Colorado River has lost 10tn gallons of water since 2000 due to climate crisis

Volume of water lost equal to Lake Mead, US’s largest reservoir, or enough water to fill around 15bn Olympic-sized pools, study finds

The Guardian - US

A racist past and hotter future are testing Western water like never before

In Western states, the older a water claim, the more secure it is during a drought. Tribes have long been excluded from that system and now, they're pushing for change.

WEKU

‘What are we willing to sacrifice?’ A journey down America’s most endangered river

The serene beauty of the Colorado River belies an ecosystem that is forever changed. I met the scientists fighting for its future

The Guardian - US

Tijuana, reliant on the Colorado River, faces a water crisis

Among the last cities to receive water from the shrinking Colorado River, Tijuana is staring down a water crisis driven by problems closer to home: the city’s frenetic growth, its aging and inefficient infrastructure and successive governments that have done little to prepare the city for growing water scarcity in…

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Sriracha lovers feel the heat as hot sauce shortage continues

Drought in Mexico and depleting water supply in the Colorado River has led to a scarcity in red jalapeños, the key ingredient

The Independent UK

Supreme Court makes Navajo Nation's fight for more water harder

A Supreme Court ruling this week will make it harder for the Navajo Nation to get water from the Colorado River

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation’s access to drought-stricken Colorado River, despite US treaty

Tribe says 1800s treaty creates obligation for US to secure water acces

The Guardian - US

Supreme court rules against Navajo nation in Colorado River water dispute

Native American tribe argued federal government had not fulfilled obligations in battle over dwindling water supplies

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Al Jazeera

US Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in water rights case

Indigenous community had sought to assess water needs amid historic drought in the Colorado River Basin.

Daily Mirror

Woman dies while hiking at the Grand Canyon with warning to other walkers

A hiker from Westfield, Indiana, died on Sunday, May 14 when she attempted to hike from the Grand Canyon rim to the Colorado River and back within a single day

Los Angeles Times

Is landmark deal over the Colorado River enough to stave off disaster?

The groundbreaking deal announced Monday to cut water use from the Colorado River comes after months of negotiations.

Los Angeles Times

Breakthrough Colorado River deal reached, bringing big water cuts for three years

LOS ANGELES — The seven states that depend on the Colorado River announced Monday that they have reached an agreement on cutting water use from the river over the next three years to prevent reservoirs from falling to critically low levels.

Al Jazeera

Western US states reach deal on Colorado River conservation

Arizona, California and Nevada agree to cut water usage from the Colorado River by 13 percent over three years.

The Independent UK

Book Review: In 'Brave the Wild River,' the true story of 2 scientists who explored the Grand Canyon

Long before climate change threatened the very existence of the Colorado River, two women botanists set off with a group of amateur boatman to record the plants that lived along what was then the most dangerous river in the world

The Denver Post

A plan to pay farmers to use less of the Colorado River comes up dry

One way to save massive amounts of water from the drying Colorado River — state and federal officials had hoped — was to effectively buy water this year from farmers and ranchers with a $125 million conservation program.

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