05 Aug 2026
US sets out Colorado River cuts to break a two-year deadlock
Photo credit: Yihong Chen The US government has stepped in to break a long stalemate over the drought-stricken Colorado River, proposing cuts of up to 3 million acre-feet a year for the three lower basin states. The Interior Department’s preferred management framework, published on 31 July, would reduce the allocation of Arizona, California and […]