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Seven US states that depend on the overused Colorado River on Monday reached agreement to cutconsumption and help save a river that provides drinking water for 40 million people and irrigation for some…

Three states say they’re willing to cut back on water use in exchange for federal funds

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and California said Monday they’re willing to cut back on their use of the dwindling Colorado River in exchange for money from the federal government -- and to avoid forced cuts as drought threatens the key water supp

The brunt of the cuts will be in agriculture. But the agreement is only for the short term.

The three lower Colorado River basin states have reached a consensus on how to conserve at least 3 million acre-feet of water until 2026, but their plan still needs to be approved by the upper basin states and the Bureau of Reclamation.

The Colorado River is a vital source of water and electricity for the West. Today, the federal government reached an agreement on cuts to conserve.

Taxpayers are footing the hefty costs to restore the Klamath and Colorado rivers rather than those who profit off them.

The Department of the Interior announced significant new developments in the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to protect the stability and sustainability

The Colorado River has been in crisis for years thanks to a multi-decade drought in the West intensified by climate change, rising demand and overuse.

The $1.2 billion proposal is a potential breakthrough in a stalemate over how to deal with a rising problem that pitted Western states against one another.