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    2020 Delivers Setbacks For Some Long-Planned Western Water Projects

    Nov 19, 2020

    2020 has been a tough year for some of the Colorado River basin’s long-planned, most controversial water projects.

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    Population Growth Looms Large In Debates Over Proposed Northern Colorado Water Project

    Sep 18, 2020

    Many communities in the West are growing, and in some places that’s putting pressure on already scarce water supplies.

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    Water Shortages In US West Likelier Than Previously Thought

    Sep 16, 2020

    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 states that rely on the Colorado River.

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    Heat, Drought Make For Miserable Combo For Southwest US

    Aug 31, 2020

    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 most extreme conditions centered over parts of Utah, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado.

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    Laughlin Residents Work To Stop Pipeline Project

    Aug 31, 2020

    A group of Laughlin residents is organizing a campaign to oppose a proposed pipeline that would divert billions of gallons of river water from the Colorado River to southwest Utah. 

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    US West Faces Reckoning Over Water But Avoids Cuts For Now

    Aug 14, 2020

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Projections for water levels in two massive lakes in the U.S. West are expected to remain high enough to avert severe cuts in states that rely on the Colorado River.

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    Western Colorado Water Purchases Stir Up Worries About The Future Of Farming

    Jun 09, 2020

    For five years, Zay Lopez tended vegetables, hayfields and cornfields, chickens, and a small flock of sheep here on the

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    Study: Southwest U.S. In Midst Of Megadrought Like No Other

    May 07, 2020

    Southern Nevada has been in a drought for about 20 years.

    But now, we’re learning this isn’t just drought – it’s a megadrought. That’s a one in 500 years drought.

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    Study: Warming Makes US West Megadrought Worst In Modern Age

    Apr 16, 2020

    KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) — A new study finds that much of the western United States is baking in what scientists call an emerging megadrought.

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    Water Managers Consider The Future Of The Colorado River

    Dec 17, 2019

    A rather quiet gathering 

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    US Water Chief Praises Colorado River Deal, Sees Challenges

    Dec 12, 2019
    States in the U.S. West that have agreed to take less water next month from the drought-stricken Colorado River got praise and a push for more action from the nation's top water official.
     
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    Historically Left Out, Colorado River Tribes Call For More Sway In Western Water Talks

    Nov 26, 2019

    Earlier this year, Arizona -- one of seven southwestern states that rely on the Colorado River -- was in the midst of a heated discussion about water.

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    Future Water Shortfall In Arizona County Leaves Some In Limbo Today

    Nov 25, 2019

    Patrick Johnson closed on 2,500 acres in Pinal County over five years ago. The property, just off Interstate 8, is mostly farm fields right now.

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    New Mexico Delegation Takes Aim At US West's Water Scarcity

    Nov 04, 2019

    CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — As things begin to dry out again in New Mexico, members of the arid state's congressional delegation are looking for ways to combat water scarcity here and across the American West.

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    Environmental Groups Push For Removing Colorado River Dam

    Oct 02, 2019

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Environmental groups that have long pushed to bring down a huge Colorado River dam along the Arizona-Utah border are suing the federal government.

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    The Changing Climate of the American West: A Regional Call-In Special

    Sep 20, 2019

    Rising sea levels along the California coast. Severe droughts in Nevada. Record heat in Arizona. Climate change is having an undeniable impact in the West.

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    Farms Turn To Technology Amid Water Warnings In Southwest US

    Aug 13, 2019

    GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Researchers and farmers across the U.S. Southwest are experimenting with drones, specialized cameras and other technology to squeeze the most out of every drop of irrigation water from the vital but beleaguered Colorado River.

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    As Southwest Water Managers Grapple With Climate Change, Can A ‘Grand Bargain’ Work?

    Jul 26, 2019

    Water managers on the Colorado River are facing a unique moment.

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    Study Explores The Reasons Behind Western Wildfires

    Jul 18, 2019

    A new study coming out of Columbia University explores the relationship between climate change and wildfires in the West.

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    Parched US Southwest Gets Reprieve As Snowmelt Fills Rivers

    Jun 13, 2019
    DENVER (AP) — A welcome surge of melting snow is pouring out of the Rocky Mountains and into the drought-stricken rivers of the southwestern U.S., fending off a water shortage but threatening to push rivers over their banks.
     
    Last winter brought above-avera
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    Wet Winter Ends California Drought After 376 Straight Weeks

    Mar 14, 2019
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is free of drought for the first time in more than seven years and only a small amount of its territory remains abnormally dry as a very wet winter winds down, experts said Thursday.
     
    More than 93 percent of the state is free o
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    California Water Agencies Fight Over Multistate Drought Plan

    Mar 12, 2019

    PHOENIX (AP) — A major Southern California water agency is positioning itself to shoulder the state's entire water contribution under a plan to preserve a key river in the U.S. West that serves 40 million people.

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    Lots Of Water In The Mojave Desert, But Should It Be Tapped Into?

    Mar 12, 2019

    Right now, seven western states are in strained negotiations about the fate of a main water source -

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    Why Drought Contingency Plan ‘Deadlines’ Don’t Tell The Full Story

    Mar 06, 2019

    The last day of January was looking like a banner day for Arizona’s water planning. State lawmakers had passed legislation authorizing Arizona to enter into an important deal.

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    Feds Publish Notice To Solicit Comment On Colorado River

    Feb 07, 2019

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has published a notice that would let Western governors weigh in on how to manage the shrinking Colorado River.

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