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The Federal Bureau of Reclamation announces reduced water cuts for Colorado River states
This year’s ‘above-average precipitation’ will allow for less extensive water cuts for Arizona, Nevada and Mexico next year, but negotiations continue over big reductions in the future.
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A Lake Mead’s worth of water has left the Colorado River over two decades, study says
Rising temperatures due to climate change have sapped more than 10 trillion gallons of water from the Colorado River over the last two decades, enough water to completely fill Lake Mead from top to bottom, according to a recent study from researchers at UCLA.
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Deal is reached to keep Colorado River from going dry, for now
Arizona, California and Nevada have agreed to take less water from the drought-strained Colorado River, a breakthrough agreement that, for now, keeps the river from falling so low that it would jeopardize water supply for major Western cities like Phoenix and Los Angeles as well as for some of America’s most productive farmland.
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Colorado River talks near deal as CA, AZ and NV agree cut water use
California, Arizona, and Nevada — key states in the Colorado River’s current crisis — have coalesced around a plan to voluntarily conserve a major portion of their river water in exchange for more than $1 billion in federal funds.
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Colorado River talks near deal as CA, AZ and NV agree cut water use
California, Arizona, and Nevada — key states in the Colorado River’s current crisis — have coalesced around a plan to voluntarily conserve a major portion of their river water in exchange for more than $1 billion in federal funds.
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'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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Biden administration proposes evenly cutting water allotments from Colorado River
As the river shrinks, the Biden administration is getting ready to impose, for the first time, reductions in water supplies to states.
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