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Utah officials called it the "year of water." Special interests still resist conservation

The nation’s fastest-growing and second-driest state had a banner year for water conservation as it plays catch-up to the rest of the West.

Politics

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Is Nebraska building a $500 million ‘canal to nowhere’ just to own the libs?

Nebraska Republicans say a new canal will keep their water from being pilfered by Colorado. Water experts say it won't really do anything.

Good News

Native tribes playing role in water negotiations

As Western states pledge to take less water from Colorado River, tribes seek a bigger role

When officials from California, Arizona and Nevada signed a deal this month to take less water from the shrinking Colorado River, a large portion of the water savings came through agreements with two Native tribes.

Politics

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US projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire

The U.S. government released projections Wednesday that indicate an even more troubling outlook for a river that serves 40 million people in the American West.

Impacts

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Klamath battle lines blur as protests escalate

Tensions surrounding a Western water shortage are on the verge of exploding, with some activists threatening to seize control of federal water infrastructure and anti-government rabble-rouser Ammon Bundy waiting in the wings. But some farmers want them to stay away, and question the anti-government bona fides of those who have taken federal funds.

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Trump opens floodgates, and acrimony swamps California

Three years into his administration, President Trump is delivering on a campaign promise to provide more water to California's drought-ridden farmers, setting up the most intense water war between the federal government and California in the state's history.

Causes

Trump admin fast-tracks Colorado River pipeline

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Utah officials called it the "year of water." Special interests still resist conservation

Is Nebraska building a $500 million ‘canal to nowhere’ just to own the libs?

As Western states pledge to take less water from Colorado River, tribes seek a bigger role

US projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire

Klamath battle lines blur as protests escalate

Trump opens floodgates, and acrimony swamps California

Trump admin fast-tracks Colorado River pipeline

Insurers leave Maui wildfire survivors in unsafe homes, families say

Seafood testing project aims to safeguard Indigenous food traditions

Texas debates over new oil and gas waste rule heat up

Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

Op-ed: We mobilized to defend the EPA in Trump's first term. This time the stakes are even higher.

Scientists warn that 2023's extreme ocean heat may signal a major climate shift

Trump plans to dismantle climate funding from key law if elected

Australia weighs delay on 2035 climate goals amid US election uncertainty