Page 91 - Upper Basin News Today

More questions than answers on the Colorado River this week as the federal government failed to deliver on threats to force Southwest states to cut back on water use.

States in the Colorado River Basin have failed to meet a federal deadline to conserve an unprecedented amount of water. The lack of consensus on how to wean off the river’s dwindling supply puts the water source for 40 million in the Southwest in jeopardy.

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

Weve lost sight of the goal for Colorado River cuts - to lessen the pain of a massive water cut by sharing it.

States in the Colorado River Basin have failed to meet a federal deadline to conserve an unprecedented amount of water. The lack of consensus on how to wean off the river’s dwindling supply puts the water source for 40 million in the Southwest in jeopardy.

After Southwestern states failed to cut a deal, the Interior Department took it easy on them.

Congress sends billions for drought mitigation to Colorado River Basin states—just before Arizona and Nevada experience new cuts.

A closer look at the good and the bad of specific provisions in the historic climate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act.

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 White House announced water cuts on Tuesday for Arizona and Nevada in a bid to conserve water in Lake Mead and Powell that are being drained by the Colorado River.