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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.

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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.

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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.

Axios

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

The Guardian - US

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.

Los Angeles Times

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

The Independent UK

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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

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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…

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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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Supreme Court to hear arguments on Navajo Nation water needs - Roll Call

The Navajo Nation will argue Monday at the Supreme Court that the United States must meet the water needs of their reservation in Arizona.

Tribune News Service

Biggest water users could face restrictions, Nevada agency says

A proposal that would give Southern Nevada water managers the ability to limit residential water use would only affect the top 20% of users in the Las Vegas Valley, representatives from the Southern Nevada Water Authority told state lawmakers Monday.

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