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Before Western States Suck the Colorado River Dry, We Have One Last Chance to ActBefore Western States Suck the Colorado River Dry, We Have One Last Chance to Act

Before Western States Suck the Colorado River Dry, We Have One Last Chance to Act

Photo: The Lake Mead reservoir in Nevada is showing a “bathtub ring” because of drought.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times The…

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Biden admin outlines plan to cut vital water supplies in western statesBiden admin outlines plan to cut vital water supplies in western states

Biden admin outlines plan to cut vital water supplies in western states

Photo: Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau speaks alongside Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in Commerce City, Colorado, on Dec.…

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River’s End — California’s Latest Water WarRiver’s End — California’s Latest Water War

River’s End — California’s Latest Water War

Explore the global water crisis, using California as a microcosm. River's End shows how water politics that led to the…

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The power of waterThe power of water

The power of water

Why levees don't work, and the challenge of designing them differently There has been a lot of discussion about why…

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This Winter’s Floods May Be ‘Only a Taste’ of the Megafloods to Come, Climate Scientists WarnThis Winter’s Floods May Be ‘Only a Taste’ of the Megafloods to Come, Climate Scientists Warn

This Winter’s Floods May Be ‘Only a Taste’ of the Megafloods to Come, Climate Scientists Warn

Photo: Climate activist and Pajaro Valley High School senior Denia Escutia,18, stands in the family's mud-coated kitchen in Pajaro on…

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