How Trump is already adding to Colorado River water worries
Trump’s early actions, including ordering the US Army Corps of Engineers to open two California dams, have led to concerns ...
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Some Colorado River states want a new federal review of water management plans
The Lower Basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada are asking for a fresh look at proposals for sharing the shrinking ...
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Could the battle over the Colorado River flow to the Supreme Court?
Seven states are trying to figure out how to share the shrinking Colorado River before a 2026 deadline. And as negotiations continue, the issue appears to be inching closer to litigation.
Federal funding freeze, layoffs, and cancelled contracts cause anxiety over future of Colorado River amid 2026 deadline
There's new concern over the Colorado River's future, with a critical 2026 deadline for new water agreements looming.
Could Trump walk back Biden’s Colorado River deal-making? Nevada hopes so
The hourglass is running out of sand when it comes to solving the crisis on the Colorado River, but a group of states sees an ...
Colorado River ‘running out of time’ to improve lagging spring outlook, forecasters say
The mountains in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming saw a cluster of storms last month that aided their snowpack levels.
New western Colorado congressman proposes reopening of thousands of acres of federal land to drilling
The Western Slope’s newest congressman, Jeff Hurd, has proposed reopening thousands of acres of federal public land across ...
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Colorado River states running out of time to craft usage plan
If the seven states dependent on the Colorado River don't craft a new operating agreement, the federal government could end ...
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Colorado River states press Interior to restart process on cuts
Officials urged the Interior secretary to retract a Biden administration report meant to guide a future deal on how to share ...
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Could Trump break the West’s most important river?
A Native American tribe with a powerful water claim had an ultimatum for the Trump administration: Release money to protect ...
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New bill would give Utah’s ‘water agent’ more ‘behind-the-scenes’ power to negotiate outside the state
The bill “opens the door” to water projects that could impact the drought-stricken Colorado River, said Kyle Roerink, executive director of the nonprofit Great Basin Water Network. Roerink ...