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Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecedented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west

Experts say the critical reservoir system is careening toward a breaking point as the US west’s climate warms and dries

The Guardian - US

Western US states fail to negotiate crucial Colorado River deal: ‘Mother nature isn’t going to bail us out’

Negotiators disbanded on Friday without a plan for the basin supplying water to 40m people, thrusting the region into uncertainty

The Guardian - US

Conviction tossed for man who intervened in gay attack

A fashion consultant has successfully appealed his affray conviction after stepping in to stop a "gay hate crime" during the Sydney WorldPride festival.

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Is landmark deal over the Colorado River enough to stave off disaster?

The groundbreaking deal announced Monday to cut water use from the Colorado River comes after months of negotiations.

Los Angeles Times

Breakthrough Colorado River deal reached, bringing big water cuts for three years

LOS ANGELES — The seven states that depend on the Colorado River announced Monday that they have reached an agreement on cutting water use from the river over the next three years to prevent reservoirs from falling to critically low levels.

Los Angeles Times

Can Western states agree on the future of the Colorado River?

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Western state water officials will spend the next few months trying to agree on how to divvy up water from the Colorado River, which sustains a region of 40 million people across seven states but has been devastated by the worst drought in more than a…

Tribune News Service

Desert farms in Utah flourish with water from Colorado River

Compared to neighboring states, Utah is less dependent on water from the Colorado River

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‘Water is our most precious resource’: alfalfa farmers asked to give up crop amid megadrought in US south-west

Agriculture – mainly alfalfa – consumes 80% of the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply, prompting calls for conservation efforts

The Guardian - US

A lost world returns with a warning

America's mega-drought is revealing natural wonders unseen in decades. But their return from the watery depths heralds a deepening crisis.

ABC News

As drought shrivels Lake Powell, millions face power crisis

With water levels falling ‘lower than thought possible’ at Glen Canyon dam, energy production could halt as soon as July 2023

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