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Feds cut Colorado River allocation to Arizona, Nevada as talks fail

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The Colorado River provides water to 40 million people across seven states in the American West as well as Mexico. Cities and farms across the region are anxiously awaiting official hydrology projections of future water levels in the river. States along the Colorado River have officially missed a federally imposed deadline to develop a new water-sharing agreement. The federal government announced Tuesday that it will take the reins and reduce water allocations, including nearly 25 percent in cuts to Arizona.

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Breitbart

Drought Forces Emergency Cuts to Colorado River Water Supply for Arizona, Nevada

Continuing drought conditions in the U.S. southwestern region forced federal officials to announce drastic and unprecedented cuts to the water supplies to two states and Mexico. Lakes and reservoirs along the Colorado River are at historic low levels.

3 years ago·United States

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Hindustan Times

US cuts water supply for some states, Mexico as drought bites

More than two decades of well below average rainfall have left the river -- the lifeblood of the western United States -- at critical levels, as human-caused climate change worsens the natural drought cycle.

3 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Hampshire Gazette

Drought-stricken states to get less from Colorado

SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. officials announced Tuesday that two U.S. states reliant on water from the Colorado River will face more water cuts as they endure extreme drought.The move affecting Arizona and Nevada came as officials predict levels at Lake Mead, the largest U.S. reservoir, will plummet even...

3 years ago·Northampton, United States

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WSPA

Western states hit with more cuts to Colorado River water

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the second year in a row, Arizona and Nevada will face cuts in the amount of water they can draw from the Colorado River as the West endures more drought, federal officials announced Tuesday.Though the cuts will not result in any immediate new restrictions — like banning lawn watering or car washing — they signal that unpopular decisions about how to reduce consumption are on the horizon, including whether to prioritize…

3 years ago·Savannah, United States

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KUER

Feds impose Colorado River cuts on Arizona and Nevada, Utah won’t see cuts yet

While some will have to make historic cuts, Utah leaders are still “fighting aggressively” for the state’s allocation of Colorado River water.

3 years ago

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Arab News

US cuts water supply for some states, Mexico as drought bites

Wed, 2022-08-17 02:17 LOS ANGELES: Water supplies to some US states and Mexico will be cut to avoid “catastrophic collapse” of the Colorado River, Washington officials said Tuesday, as a historic drought bites. More than two decades of well below average rainfall have left the river — the lifeblood of the western United States — at critical levels, as human-caused climate change worsens the natural drought cycle.Main category: World

3 years ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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