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A shrinking lifeline: US and Mexico strike new Colorado River deal, cutting Mexico's share by 17% for two years

Mexico will accept reduced Colorado River water allocations under a new binational agreement. This accord, known as Minute 334, aims to manage dwindling water resources effectively. The agreement allows Mexico to store some water in Lake Mead for future use. Environmental restoration efforts in the Colorado River Delta will also…

The Economic Times

US-Mexico river deal cuts Mexico’s Colorado River share by 250,000 acre-feet for 2 years

Mexico's commitment to draw less water from the Colorado River system showcases a proactive approach amid ongoing sustainability challenges. This two-year agreement, lauded by experts for its exemplary binational collaboration, emerged from a series of meetings held by a dedicated commission. It aims to provide essential water stability for users…

The Times of India

Vickrum Digwa, father and brother appear in court over weapons charges day after murder sentence

Vickrum Digwa, the Sikh man sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Southampton teenager Henry Nowak, has appeared in court alongside his father and brother after all three were charged with multiple weapons offences.

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Half of US West out of drought, but not fully recovered

Scientists say nearly half of the American West has emerged from drought following a winter marked by heavy snow and several massive rainstorms

The Independent UK

Colorado River Basin wildlife threatened

Drought, climate warming and development is causing a crisis for people and wildlife in the Western U.S.

Salon

100 years after compact, Colorado River nearing crisis point

In November 1922, seven land-owning white men brokered a deal to allocate water from the Colorado River, which winds through the West and ends in Mexico

The Independent UK

They sounded alarms about a coming Colorado River crisis. But warnings went unheeded

LOS ANGELES — The Colorado River is approaching a breaking point, its reservoirs depleted and Western states under pressure to drastically cut water use.

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Where a river no longer meets the sea, a pulse of water revives part of Mexico’s dry delta

EJIDO FRANCISCO MURGUÍA, Mexico — Beside a canal that runs through farmland, rushing water roared through an irrigation gate and flowed down a concrete culvert toward a wetland fringed with cottonwoods and willows.

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