Colorado River fight pits CA against AZ For the Biden administration to stabilize the river, one of the two states will have to lose big Salon · Apr 20, 2023
US considers imposing Colorado River water cuts to western states Depending on the plan, either California would be the most affected, or Arizona and Nevada would be parched The Guardian - US · Apr 11, 2023
US presents proposals for major water cuts on Colorado River LOS ANGELES — The federal government on Tuesday laid out two options for preventing the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs from falling to critically low levels, saying it could either impose cuts across the Southwest by following the water-rights priority system or by using an across-the-board percentage. Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2023
In Colorado River talks, still no agreement about water cuts The Biden administration has evaluated how seven Western states that are reliant on the dwindling water supply from the Colorado River could dramatically cut their water use in the basin The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains LOS ANGELES — Four months ago, the outlook for the Colorado River was so dire that federal projections showed imminent risks of reservoirs dropping to dangerously low levels. Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2023
Haaland criticized over ‘difficult’ choice on Willow project Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is facing criticism from political allies after the Biden administration approved a contentious oil drilling project in Alaska The Independent UK · Mar 17, 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
Federal officials say urgent action needed to protect shrinking Colorado River reservoirs LAS VEGAS — With Colorado River reservoirs nearing dangerously low levels, the federal government has given basin states a Jan. 31 deadline to negotiate major water cuts and stave off a possible collapse in supplies. Los Angeles Times · Dec 18, 2022
Conferees told Colorado River action 'absolutely critical' The word “crisis” ended a Colorado River conference that drew representatives from Southwest U.S. states, tribes and Mexico to Las Vegas this week The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022
Anniversary of Colorado's Marshall fire looms over announcement of more federal money to fight wildfires DENVER — With the Rocky Mountains in the background — and the anniversary of the record-setting destruction from the Marshall fire looming over the event — the No. 2 official with the U.S. Department of Interior announced Wednesday a national $228 million program to fight and recover from wildfires. The Denver Post · Dec 14, 2022