Why Trump is already worrying the people in charge of the Colorado River
Trump’s early actions, including ordering the US Army Corps of Engineers to open two California dams, have led to concerns ...
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8 mighty rivers run dry from overuse
The Colorado River is one of the most fully used—and heavily contested—waterways on Earth. It provides water for 30 million people and has many dams and diversions along its 1,450-mile (2,333 ...
Six U.S. senators urge end to federal freeze of Colorado River Basin funding
Both U.S. senators from Arizona joined those from California and Nevada in a plea to end a federal freeze of $4 billion in water management and conservation for the Colorado River Basin and other ...
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Colorado's snowpack is running above average
An active March and start to April has allowed every river basin across Colorado to run above average ... is just about drought free. Abnormally dry (yellow) conditions indicate a drought is ...
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Colorado River ‘running out of time’ to improve lagging spring outlook, forecasters say
Winter is drawing to a close, and with it, so are the chances of boosting snowpack across the Colorado River Basin. The mountains in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming saw a cluster of storms ...
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Water negotiators spar as time runs out to stabilize Colorado River
Two bitterly divided coalitions of Colorado River states took shots at one another Thursday at a Las Vegas conference, indicating that a unified front on how to update expiring operating ...