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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

Interior Department official with key role in Colorado River talks is stepping down

A senior Interior Department official who has played a key role in negotiations over the shrinking Colorado River will leave her job next month

The Independent UK

‘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

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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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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 Independent UK

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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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.

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Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

The Supreme Court has ruled against the Navajo Nation in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River

The Independent UK

Tribes seek greater involvement in talks on Colorado River water crisis

As the federal government starts negotiations on long-term plans for the overtapped Colorado River, leaders of tribes are pushing for more involvement in the talks, saying they want to be at the table in high-level discussions among the seven states that rely on the river.

Los Angeles Times

Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027

Federal water managers say they've begun a public process to shape rules to be enacted in 2027 to continue providing hydropower, drinking water and irrigation to farms, cities and tribes in seven U.S. states and Mexico

The Independent UK

Arizona's water crisis is slowing growth

Arizona's water crisis is slowing growth as groundwater shortages and a dwindling Colorado River compound

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Vegas water agency empowered to limit home water flows in future

Nevada is taking a big step toward limiting the amount of Colorado River water used in the Las Vegas area

The Independent UK

The farmers dealing with water shortages even before historic Colorado River deal

In Arizona’s Pinal county water cuts have become a reality even before this month’s historic deal by states to use 13% less water from stricken river

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The Conversation

Colorado River states bought time with a 3-year water conservation deal – now they need to think bigger

Arizona, California and Nevada have narrowly averted a regional water crisis by agreeing to reduce their use of Colorado River water over the next three years. This deal represents a temporary solution to a long-term crisis. Nonetheless, as a close observer of western water policy, I see it as an…

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Colorado River water deal gives California another reprieve. For now

The Colorado River deal announced Monday is more of a temporary reprieve than a solution to plummeting water supplies. The deep water cuts for California, Arizona and Nevada will tide over thirsty residents and farmers only until the end of 2026.

The Independent UK

Explainer: What does the latest Colorado River proposal mean for California, Arizona, Nevada?

Facing the future with a dwindling Colorado River supply and intense pressure from the federal government, Arizona, California and Nevada have offered a plan to cut their water use significantly

Los Angeles Times

California emerges as big winner in Colorado River water deal

LOS ANGELES — Monday’s historic Colorado River agreement represents a big win for California, which only months ago was embroiled in a bitter feud with Arizona, Nevada and four other Western states over how to dramatically reduce their use of water supplies in the shrinking river.

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The Guardian - US

Historic Colorado River deal not enough to stave off long-term crisis, experts say

Agreement between California, Arizona and Nevada will cut water consumption by 13% but experts warn river is still in serious peril

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.

The Independent UK

Arizona, California and Nevada propose water cuts from Colorado River to avert forced cuts

Arizona, California and Nevada on Monday proposed a deal to significantly cut their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River over the next three years

The Guardian - US

US states agree breakthrough deal to prevent Colorado River from drying up

‘Huge lift’ as California, Arizona and Nevada agree with US government to take about 13% less water from drought-stricken river

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.

Capital & Main

‘We Can’t Be Living in an Economy of 40 Million People This Close to the Edge.’

Lake Mead, a key water source for California and six other states, is close to drying up. Water policy expert Felicia Marcus says dramatic action is needed on conservation, recycling and efficiency.

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