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Arizona, California and Nevada Offer Short-Term Colorado River Cuts as Feds Boost Lake Powell Flows

The pledge buys time for a federal review of tougher river rules.

Colorado River Crisis Deepens With Record-Low Lake Powell Inflows

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

Interior Summons Colorado River Governors to Washington as Talks Stall Before Feb. 14 Deadline

U.S. Releases Draft Colorado River Plan Outlining Five Post-2026 Operating Options

Interior Releases Post-2026 Colorado River Draft Plan With Five Options, Including No-Deal, Supply-Driven Cuts

U.S. Sets Near-Term Timeline for Colorado River Deal as States Press On in Las Vegas

Colorado River Report Warns of Imminent System Crash, Presses Cuts and Glen Canyon Dam Overhaul

Colorado River Talks Stall as Upper-Lower Basin Rift Deepens Ahead of Federal Deadline