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The Latest Breaking News from the Colorado River

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.

Al Jazeera

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

Daily Mirror

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

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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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

Al Jazeera

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 Independent UK

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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Arizona's farms are running out of water, forcing farmers to confront climate change

Farmers in Arizona are facing the brunt of climate change as the Colorado River experiences shortages. Even in rural and conservative areas, most agree something needs to change.

WEKU

Within the Colorado River crisis, an opportunity

Al Jazeera travels to Indigenous communities in western US that are asserting their water rights amid historic drought.

Al Jazeera

Five key things to know about the Colorado River

One of the largest rivers in the US is in crisis. Here’s all you need to know about the key western waterway.

Al Jazeera

Editorial: Drought and flood, California’s double whammy

Just as federal officials were laying out alternative scenarios last week for steep water supply cuts from the Colorado River due to the drying Southwest, California officials were warning that this year’s historic Sierra snowpack could flood much of the state later this year.

Los Angeles Times

Colorado River snaking through Grand Canyon most endangered US waterway – report

Unique ecosystem on the brink of collapse due to climate crisis and mismanagement, says conservation group American Rivers

The Guardian - US

The rules governing the Colorado River were made for a ‘previous world’ and the West is now confronting a 21st century nightmare as it runs dry

Fixing the Southwest’s water supply problem will be painful, and the big question might be ‘how to distribute that pain.’

Fortune

The Colorado River drought crisis: 5 essential reads

A 23-year western drought has drastically shrunk the Colorado River, which provides water for drinking and irrigation for Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California and two states in Mexico. Under a 1922 compact, these jurisdictions receive fixed allocations of water from the river – but now there’s not…

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States face unprecedented water cuts under Biden admin Colorado River crisis plan

The administration outlined options for making cuts to the Colorado River as supplies dwindle.

The Guardian - US

US considers imposing Colorado River water cuts to western states

Depending on the plan, either California would be the most affected, or Arizona and Nevada would be parched

Los Angeles Times

US presents proposals for major water cuts on Colorado River

LOS ANGELES — The federal government on Tuesday laid out two options for preventing the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs from falling to critically low levels, saying it could either impose cuts across the Southwest by following the water-rights priority system or by using an across-the-board percentage.

The Independent UK

In Colorado River talks, still no agreement about water cuts

The Biden administration has evaluated how seven Western states that are reliant on the dwindling water supply from the Colorado River could dramatically cut their water use in the basin

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Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains

LOS ANGELES — Four months ago, the outlook for the Colorado River was so dire that federal projections showed imminent risks of reservoirs dropping to dangerously low levels.

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2022 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X Overlanding Feature: The Old-School New Truck

A centuries-old trail in the Mojave and the power of nature conspired to make the final drive of these Frontiers one to remember.

Tribune News Service

Adam Minter: Farmers can’t keep hogging the water in parched Southwest

The lush lawns and green golf courses of Southern California are an emblem of the desert Southwest’s dependence on the Colorado River. But they’re just a small part of the demands placed on this crucial water resource in times of both drought and plenty. The far bigger part, as much…

WEKU

The Supreme Court wrestles with questions over the Navajo Nation's water rights

Almost a third of the reservation's 170,000 residents lack access to clean, reliable drinking water. The tribe wants to be able to represent itself in litigation over the Colorado River.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court may keep alive Navajo Nation water rights claim in Arizona

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court confronted on Monday the question of whether the government must do more to provide water for the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona.

Roll Call

Supreme Court appears divided on Navajo water rights lawsuit - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared closely divided Monday over the Navajo Nation’s effort to keep alive a lawsuit over water for a reservation.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court to hear arguments on Navajo Nation water needs

WASHINGTON — The Navajo Nation will argue Monday at the Supreme Court that the United States must meet the water needs of their reservation in Arizona, amid long-standing tensions about how to apportion the dwindling flow of the Colorado River.

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