DARK SECRETS: 7 - The Real Truth

The battle for the Colorado River is a water warning to us all

Who should control access to increasingly scarce resources?

Financial Times · Feb 2, 2023

California bucks a united front as region grapples with Colorado River water cuts

With the recent expiration of a federal deadline, California now finds itself sharply at odds with six other states over how to take less water from the shrinking Colorado River.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 2, 2023

California offers proposal on Colorado River crisis, disagreeing with six states

California has given the federal government its own counterproposal for apportioning reductions of Colorado River water, saying a plan offered by six other states would disproportionately burden farms and cities in Southern California.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 1, 2023

US states propose Colorado River cuts, California lone holdout

Authorities in US West are in talks to cut water use as Colorado River faces historically low levels amid drought.

Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2023

States at impasse as Colorado River water deadline arrives; pressure builds on California

The seven states that depend on the Colorado River have missed a Jan. 31 federal deadline for reaching a regionwide consensus on how to sharply reduce water use, raising the likelihood of more friction as the West grapples with how to take less supplies from the shrinking river.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 31, 2023

California holdout in agreement over Colorado River cuts

Six western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut their use

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

In the West, pressure to count water lost to evaporation

More than 10% of the water carried by the Colorado River evaporates, leaks or spills as the 1,450-mile powerhouse of the West flows through the region’s dams, reservoirs and open-air canals

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

Competing priorities, outsized demands and the federal government's retreat from a threatened deadline all combined to thwart a voluntary deal last summer on how to drastically cut water use from the parched Colorado River

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023

Colorado River states attempt to reach water-use plan — again - Roll Call

The seven states in the Colorado River basin are meeting over the next few days to draft proposals for managing water levels amid a drought.

Roll Call · Jan 26, 2023

Lake Mead’s decline may slow, thanks to winter’s wet start

LAS VEGAS — Hefty snowfalls from a series of atmospheric rivers have brought a slightly rosier outlook for the beleaguered Colorado River.

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023