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Climate experts caution that the favorable drought maps represent only a blip on the radar as the long-term effects of a stubborn drought persist.
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Nevada lawmakers are considering a remarkable shift in allowing the water agency that manages the Colorado River supply for Las Vegas to limit single-family residential use in the desert city and surrounding county.
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The water agency managing Las Vegas's supply of Colorado River water is seeking authority to limit what comes out of residents' taps.
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The System Conservation Pilot Program was recently rebooted with $125 million in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to fight shrinking water levels in Lake Powell.
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Four states that use water from the Colorado River are asking the federal government to pause some water releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
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Scottsdale city officials have approved a proposal that would temporarily restore the water supply to a nearby community.
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The federal government will allocate nearly $730 million in infrastructure funding to drought relief efforts in the West.
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Scientists say this winter’s snow may provide a temporary boost to major reservoirs, but will not provide enough water to fix the Southwest’s supply-demand imbalance.
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Amid a major drought in the Western U.S., a proposed solution comes up repeatedly: large-scale river diversions, including pumping Mississippi River water to parched states.
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California released a plan Tuesday detailing how Western states reliant on the Colorado River should save more water. It came a day after the six other states in the river basin made a competing proposal.