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U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin

A federal plan would impose drastic water cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada in dry years over the next decade. A legal battle could follow.

Β© Rebecca Noble/Reuters

Water from the Colorado River flowing through an irrigation canal in Arizona earlier this month.
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How Climate Change and Tariffs Help China Raise More Cattle

As increased rain makes grasslands and cornfields possible in areas that once were deserts, the world’s largest beef importer is becoming more self-reliant by expanding domestic herds.

Β© Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times

A herder taking her cows to graze in mountain pastures in northern China’s Hebei Province.
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