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Tuesdays announcement by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation that it would require Arizona and Nevada to reduce their annual allocation of water from the Colorado River came as no surprise

As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact the West, the Interior today announced urgent action to protect the sustainability of the Colorado River System.

In the decades-long battle fighting drought in the Southwest and the depletion of the Colorado River, the federal government announced more water cuts for states on Tuesday.

As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact the West, the Interior today announced urgent action to protect the sustainability of the Colorado River System.

The seven states that rely on the river for water need to come up with a way to cut about 25 percent of their use next year. That’s an enormous task.

This past Sunday, in overtime hours ahead of adjourning for their August recess, the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). It invests $370

Since Glen Canyon Dam was commissioned in 1964 and it first began filling, Lake Powell has never been like it is right now, at just 27% of its capacity. It’s threatening to dip below the minimum elevation needed to produce hydropower within the next year. A string of dry winters could push it to dead pool status.

Since Glen Canyon Dam was commissioned in 1964 and it first began to fill, Lake Powell has never been like it is right now, at just 27% of its capacity.

Mounting pressure to find solutions has Upper Basin leaders saying the savings should come from elsewhere

Writer George Sibley says its time to start over with the Colorado River Compact and remake the Law of the River.