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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Water officials in Arizona say they are prepared to lose about one-fifth of the water the state gets from the Colorado River in…
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — U.S. water officials are projecting the man-made lakes that store water used throughout the American West will fall to…
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas water officials want state lawmakers to require the removal of thirsty grass landscaping that isn't used for…
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Rainstorms grew more erratic and droughts much longer across most of the U.S. West over the past half-century as climate change…
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Dry conditions are the worst they’ve been in almost 20 years across the Colorado River watershed, which acts as the drinking and irrigation water supply…
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BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is getting some much-needed snow but don't count on it to end the drought.Every square mile of the arid state is…
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2020 has been a tough year for some of the Colorado River basin’s long-planned, most controversial water projects.Proposals to divert water in New Mexico,…
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Many communities in the West are growing, and in some places that’s putting pressure on already scarce water supplies.That’s the case in northern…
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Models released by the U.S. government suggest a future with less water may arrive sooner than previously projected for the seven…
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It's grim news for the western U.S. The latest maps show most of the southern half of the region is mired by drought, with the…