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Western U.S. grapples with water issues amid driest year in a century
The pallid bathtub ring that marks land dried by the recession of Lake Mead’s water stands as a stark image of a years-long drought in the western United States....
'Climate change is fundamentally altering the Colorado River': States, tribes grapple with drought
States in the Colorado River Basin are adjusting to the reality that their rights outstrip the available water by nearly one-third, state and tribal leaders told a congressional panel Friday....
Vice president urges enactment of climate spending on visit to drought-stricken Lake Mead
The white “bathtub ring” the shrinking Colorado River has left behind on the beige rocks behind Hoover Dam shows the growing urgency of acting on climate change and drought, Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Monday....
Southern California, Arizona water suppliers collaborate on water recycling concept
The Metropolitan Water District, which provides water to six counties in Southern California, announced a partnership on Wednesday, Oct. 13 with Arizona water agencies to collaborate on planning for what could become one of the nation’s lar...
No short-term answers to problem of drought, experts say
State and federal officials told a Senate panel Wednesday that there may be long-term solutions to the historic drought gripping the West, and the water shortages that come with it, but that the short-term outlook remains grim....