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Drought

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Deadlock Over Colorado River Raises Prospect of Federal Water Reallocations

The Bureau of Reclamation plans to issue updated allocation options in mid-July that could impose steep, uneven cuts or prompt lawsuits.

Interior Prepares Unilateral Colorado River Plan as States Ready for Legal Fight

Federal Managers to Enforce 10-Year Colorado River Management Plan

U.S. and Lower Basin Agencies Sign MOU to Explore Interstate Desalination Water Trades

Utah Governor Declares 30-Day Statewide Drought Emergency

U.S. Drafts 10-Year Colorado River Plan That Would Prescribe Deep, Biennial Cuts

Feds Pivot to 10-Year Colorado River Plan With Two-Year Cut Reviews

Baltimore Urges Voluntary Water Cuts as Drought Drains Reservoirs

Global Study Finds Rainfall Is Concentrating Into Bigger Bursts That Leave Land Drier

Georgia Data Center Drew Nearly 30 Million Gallons Unbilled, Fueling Outcry During Drought

KRMB Clears Drinking-Water Releases for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Through August 15

Colorado River Crisis Deepens With Record-Low Lake Powell Inflows

Lower Basin States Propose Two-Year, 3.2 Million Acre-Foot Colorado River Cut

Corpus Christi Council Postpones Vote on 25% Water Cuts Plan

Colorado River States Seek Mediation as Emergency Water Shifts Aim to Save Hydropower

Corpus Christi Warns of Fall Water Emergency as Council Weighs Strict Cutbacks

Denver Water Draining Antero Reservoir, Shuttering Recreation for 2026

U.S. Slashes Lake Powell Releases, Taps Flaming Gorge to Protect Hydropower

U.S. Orders Emergency Colorado River Reoperation to Prop Up Lake Powell

Texas Board Advances $174 Billion Plan to Avert Water Shortages