U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin NYT - Energy & Environment By: Scott Dance 31 July 2026 at 20:48 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/ReutersWater from the Colorado River flowing through an irrigation canal in Arizona earlier this month.
U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin NYT - Science By: Scott Dance 31 July 2026 at 20:48 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.
Tensions Are Rising Among States That Rely on the Colorado River NYT - Science By: Scott Dance 16 June 2026 at 13:34 A prolonged drought means the nationβs largest reservoirs are dwindling, and litigation over access to water could lie ahead.
Tensions Are Rising Among States That Rely on the Colorado River NYT - Energy & Environment By: Scott Dance 16 June 2026 at 13:34 A prolonged drought means the nationβs largest reservoirs are dwindling, and litigation over access to water could lie ahead. Β© Nina Riggio for The New York TimesThe Upper Colorado River on the Grand Canyon last month. About 40 million people and 5.5 million acres of cropland depend on the Colorado for drinking water and irrigation.